Category: Europe – LGBTQ Rights
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Germany’s Bundestag Approves Ban on «Conversion Therapy»
On Thursday, 7 May 2020, the German Bundestag (Parliament) passed a bill banning advertising and perpetration of «Conversion Therapy» to minors.
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CJEU saying that a homophobic statement constituted discrimination
ILGA-Europe welcomes judgement from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) saying that a homophobic statement on an Italian radio show constituted discrimination in employment.
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Poland: Reject New Curbs on Abortion, Sex Ed
Don’t Manipulate Pandemic to Endanger Women, Adolescents
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EU LGBTI member organisations call on Hungary to drop article 33
ILGA-Europe and Transgender Europe, the two largest networks of LGBTI and trans organisations in Europe and Central Asia, representing over 800 organisations and groups across the region collectively, are calling on the Hungarian Parliament and the Justice Committee of the Parliament to drop Article 33 of a legislative omnibus bill, which would deny access to legal gender recognition in the country.
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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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Swiss voters make LGBTQ+ discrimination illegal through referendum
In Switzerland, exit polls show that 62% of the population voted in favour of criminalising LGBTQ+ discrimination.