In April 2013, Hașotti incited controversy by declaring that he considers gay people to be "sick people". He also said that, "Homosexuality is not a normal state, it is not a natural relationship". The comments were made in the context of political debate about same-sex civil unions in Romania. Accept, Romania's national LGBT rights organisation, stated that they believed Hașotti's comments were a breach of anti-discrimination law and would report him to the National Council for Combating Discrimination. [2]
Early life and education
Puiu Hașotti was born on 14 June 1953 in Constanța, Romania. [3] He is an Aromanian. [4] [5] Hașotti graduated from the Faculty of History, University of Bucharest in 1976 and received his doctorate in historical sciences in 1995. The year before he was a Fulbright Fellow at San Francisco State University. Before entering politics, Hașotti worked as a curator, principal curator, and then senior researcher (between 1976–1996). He also was a counsellor at Constanța County Inspectorate for Culture (1990–1995), and a lecturer at the University Ovidius Constanța, Faculty of History (1990–1996). He later gained an associate professorship at this institution, which he still holds. [3]
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- ↑ "Puiu Hasotti (PNL) despre reglementarea parteneriatului civil intre persoane de acelasi sex: Homosexualii sunt doar niste oameni bolnavi. Homosexualitatea nu este o stare fireasca".
- ↑ Cristian Delcea (16 April 2013). "DEZBATERE: Este România pregătită pentru căsătoriile gay?". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- 1 2 Laura Mitran (20 June 2012). "BIOGRAFIE: Liberalul Puiu Hașotti, parlamentar din 1996, nominalizat ca ministru al Culturii" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ↑ Simion, George (28 July 2020). "Românii, Europa și frații sud-dunăreni. Apel public: "Lăsați aromânii să-și aleagă singuri calea – nu le impuneți să fie minoritari!"". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ↑ Florian, Marius (3 June 2016). "Gigi Chiru: "Îi rog pe aromâni să mă voteze, mai puțin pe unul dintre ei"". Tomis News (in Romanian).
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