Europe - LGBTQ Rights
MEPs issue statement on LIBE Committee vote on EU’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025
On Tuesday, 23 January, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved—with 46 votes in favour and…
Europe - LGBTQ RightsMadrid revokes trans and LGBTQ rights laws, sparks outrage
Europe - LGBTQ RightsVatican allows transgender baptism and godparenthood
Latest Europe - LGBTQ Rights stories
Europe - LGBTQ Rights178 homosexual German soldiers seek damages for prior discrimination
A statute rehabilitating gay troops who experienced prejudice went into effect two years ago, and according to the government,…
Europe - LGBTQ RightsItaly Implements Harsh Anti-LGBTQ+ Family Laws
We can only hope that, in the end, the guarantees provided by the Italian Constitution for all families will…
Europe - LGBTQ RightsFollowing a vote in the Legal Affairs Committee, the European Parliament joins the Court’s case against Hungary
On March 21, the JURI Committee voted in favour of the European Parliament joining the Commission's infringement procedure against…
Europe - LGBTQ RightsLGBTI Intergroup calls on Member States and the European Parliament to join CJEU case against Hungary on the rights of LGBTIQ people
On 19 December 2022, the European Commission brought legal action against Hungary concerning «Law LXXIX of 2021 adopting stricter…
Europe - LGBTQ RightsUkrainian lawmakers pass LGBTQ-inclusive media regulation bill
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy backed civil partnerships law in August. Read More
Europe - LGBTQ RightsLGBTI and Children’s Rights Intergroups welcome much-awaited Equality Package
Today, the European Commission will publish the Equality Package, composed of two legal texts that will strengthen equality through…
Europe - LGBTQ RightsLGBTQ people across the Baltic’s fight for their rights
Around 10,000 people from across the Eastern European region attended an LGBTQ Pride event in Lithuania over the weekend,…
Europe - LGBTQ Rights«LGBTQ+ people affected by the war in Ukraine need protection», says human rights official
LGBTQ+ people in Ukraine at greater risk: «in times of war and displacement LGBT+ people are even more vulnerable…