Macedonia Discrimination Act Skips Homosexual Orientation

Macedonian Labor Minister Bajrami is quoted as saying "sexual orientation" was no legal term in Macedonia. Photo by vlada.mk

Sexual orientation is not among the criteria under which Macedonian citizens are protected of discrimination.

The draft Discrimination Protection Act in the Republic of Macedonia excludes sexual orientation, leading Macedonian press to come up headlines such as “Sex Unconstitutional in Macedonia.”

They were motivated by a statement of Macedonian Labor Minister Xhelal Bajrami, who explained that sexual orientation was excluded from the legislation because Macedonian legislation did not have any such legal terms.

“If anybody feels discriminated in this way, they can still file a complaint,” Bajrami said as quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio, without specifying on what grounds this could be done.

The BNR points out that the draft has already been criticized by Brussels experts who think it is not in line with the EU human rights and non-discrimination criteria.

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