Hi,
Cristina and I got married in France two years ago, after being together for thirteen years. Soon after our wedding, we moved to Bulgaria, a country we cherished for four years before moving our entire home to Sofia, the country's capital.
I'm a French national and my wife is Australian. Just like thousands of couples who move from one European Union country to another every year, we were confident the same freedom of movement laws would apply to us.
But Bulgarian authorities denied Cristina the right to stay in the country – just because we're two women in a relationship and same-sex marriage is not allowed in the country.
Luc, why is our love unrecognized in some countries belonging to the EU? LGBT+ families deserve to be treated equally, no matter where they choose to live.
Cristina and I decided to fight back – and we won the right to be together as a family in a Bulgarian court! But our case is now being appealed before the Supreme Court, leaving us in legal limbo and unjustified uncertainty about our family rights in Bulgaria.
It is time to remind the EU of the issue. In June 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that same-sex couples have a right to reside in any EU country regardless of its family law.
EU institutions need to urge all their member countries to change their procedures accordingly and to respect same-sex couples' rights, as a family, the same way heterosexual couples' rights are respected.
Thanks for going All Out,
Mariama
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