Tag: anti-LGBTI
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Turkish government steps up its attacks on LGBTI+ citizens
Europe’s leading LGBTI+ rights organisation, ILGA-Europe are alarmed to observe that in the past week the Turkish government has stepped up its systematic attacks on and defamation of LGBTI+ people and calls on President Erdoğan to guarantee the fundamental rights of all minorities without discrimination, as enshrined in the country’s Constitution.
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Annual Review of the situation of LGBTI people paints a challenging picture
Annual Review of the situation of LGBTI people paints a picture at odds with a widespread notion that in Europe the work is done
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This is a critical time for the EU Commission to adopt a comprehensive LGBTI strategy
Europe is at a dangerous crossroads and that’s why this is a critical time for the Commission to adopt a comprehensive LGBTI strategy over the next five years, says ILGA-Europe, in advance of the Finnish Presidency conference on advancing LGBTI equality in the EU.
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Letter to President Tajani: do not support World Congress of Families
Until 13 February, Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, was listed as one of the main speakers at the World Congress of Families in Verona (29-31 March).
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MEPs write to Romanian Prime Minister: protect all families
In light of the upcoming constitutional referendum in Romania, aiming to change the definition of family as marriage between a man and a woman, Members of the European Parliament write to Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă.
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Church Synod victory for LGBTI love & equality
“This vote to reject the Bishops’ report is a triumph for love and equality. It is the biggest defeat for the Anglican leadership in many decades. Synod rightly refused to endorse the anti-LGBTI exclusion and discrimination advocated by the Bishops,” said Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation.