We love Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language no less than all traditional people and families.

We have the same values, we keep and love our traditions and raise our children in them.

This was stated on BTV by Elena Genova and Galina Georgieva, who live as a family together with their two children – Niki and Karisa.

The two got married in Malta last year, but it is not recognized by Bulgarian legislation and in our country it is considered purely symbolic.

Elena is Niki’s biological mother, and Carissa calls Galina „mom“.

One is an employee at a bank and the other is an HR specialist at a digital business company. The two showed enviable courage by appearing on posters and billboards promoting Sofia Pride. Unsurprisingly, their family photo was insulted in many places, scrawled with cynicism and negative reactions, covered in paint and what not.

The two clearly explained the difficulties in their lives caused by the fact that same-sex marriages are not recognized in Bulgaria.

The biggest problem is that they can’t make a decision about the children that they are not the biological parents of in some emergency situation.

„We are not fighting for any privileges, we want the same rules to apply to us as other families,“ said Galina Georgieva. She also admitted that the love for Bulgaria and Bulgarian things is the reason why she and Elena did not go abroad, where their rights would be respected like everyone else’s.

They also said that they decided to get married on May 21, the feast of St. St. Konstantin and Elena, because fire-making is their favorite Bulgarian tradition. According to them, it is important to stay in Bulgaria in order to give courage to the others who have the same obstacles in their lives as theirs.

Материалът Galina and Elena and their two children: We are a traditional family е публикуван за пръв път на Vihrogon.bg.