Vooruit wants to concrete in Constitution: « Also close to us, those rights are under pressure »
Drawing up a list of constitutional articles that can be changed during the next reign: it is always one of the last achievements of the government and room and senate. But Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) asked his coalition partners to make proposals now. Afterwards the discussion can burst.
Pioneering role
The Flemish socialists already have part of their homework ready. They will let the prime minister know that they want the marriage between people of the same sex to concrete in the Constitution. In Article 22, which is about private and family life, a passage should come across.
Belgium was the second country in the world that introduced same-sex marriage-which happened in 2003 by the Verhofstadt government-and also played a pioneering role in the field of other LGBTRENTS and ethical files. « Now we also have to play a pioneering role by registering it in the Constitution, » says Vooruit Minister Rob Beenders.
Minister of Equal Opportunities Rob Beenders says he looks at his eyes with sadness that LGBTQ rights are being reduced everywhere. – © ID/ IVAN PUT
For bones it is also a personal story. He himself is married to a man and is Minister of Equal Opportunities. And it says that it goes the wrong direction. « The acquired rights are under pressure today and not only on the other side of the world. Also close to us. We really can’t be blind to that, » says the minister.
Less tolerant
He refers to the US, where only two genera are recognized and President Donald Trump even the words in scientific publications gender,, » LGBTQ or discrimination Let them delete. Or to the ban in Hungary on organizing gay prides and the measure that Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni introduced, so that children of gay couples can only be recognized by the biological parent.
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However, bones are also worried about the situation with us. At the beginning of this month, figures from the youth investigation platform showed that it appears that young people have become less tolerant of LGBs. One in five young people finds violence against gays acceptable and does not want a gay teacher for the class.
« A coalition of extreme right -wing and conservative forces has started the attack on the progress that has been made in recent years »
ROB BEENDERS
Minister of Equal Opportunities (Vooruit)
« I have had to read the numbers several times to believe them. Today everyone knows someone in his family, friends or acquaintances who is LGEBI. We have taken a long way in the last thirty years. You cannot imagine that one day we would go back in time, but a coalition of extreme right-wing and conservative forces has been the attack on the attack. Bones says.
The De Wever government has already started listing the constitutional articles that they can be declared susceptible to revision. – © Belga
Hence the proposal to lock same -sex marriage in the Constitution. That is now cast in a normal law and can also be abolished again by a normal majority. One government cannot change the Constitution, and it also requires a two -thirds majority. If Arizona follows the proposal of Vooruit and declares Article 22 to be revised, the next government could then anchor it in the Constitution, Boneers hopes.
The minister also wants to start the debate in Europe. Starting Tuesday at the EU summit for equal opportunities.
