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OutBoisemag.com | Issue 13 | December 2015
Add to that the fact that Romania can be a tough place generally. They’re still dealing with the legacy of
the especially sadistic dictator they killed a quarter of a century ago. The economy is bad, corruption is
rampant. The population is shrinking with every passing year as Romanians (especially young adults) leave
en masse for greener pastures. The young people I talk to are not optimistic about their career options.
Having somewhere to let down their hair is a pressing need. So, like in so many other places, they try to
create community. There is an organization called ACCEPT that works on the political side of the gay community. Another, called Mosaiq, is more social in purpose. Queens Club is the only specifically gay business in
Bucharest. A couple others have come and gone but Queens seems to be the only one these days.