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Latest move by Fidesz is a deliberate attack against the Hungarian trans community
Trans and gender-diverse persons continue to face discrimination, harassment and violence
throughout the EU.
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First European Parliament resolution on LGBTI rights of the 9th legislature
On 18 December 2019, the European Parliament adopted its first text dedicated to LGBTI rights: a resolution on public discrimination and hate speech against LGBTI people.
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MEPs write to Croatian Presidency about EU accession blockage for North Macedonia and Albania
Impact on LGBTI rights of EU’s blockage of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania.
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Alarming Rise in Hate Attacks on European LGBTQI Communities
As a sharp rise in attacks on LGBTQI communities in Hungary, Serbia and Poland is reported, ILGA-Europe calls for the EU Commission to step up its leadership in the protection of fundamental rights
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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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Statement on anti-LGBTI violence & hate speech in Poland
We were appalled to see that the participants of the Equality March – that took place for the first time in the Polish city of Bialystok on 20 July – became victims of LGBTI-phobic hate speech and physical violence exhibited by far-right groups and football ultra-fans.