Newsroom – Page 21 – The European Parliament's LGBTI Intergroup

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During the 2009-2014 legislature, MEPs voted on LGBT issues over 250 times. In the run-up to the International Day Against Homophobia and...

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Wednesday, the Lithuanian Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics concluded that a book containing fairy tales for children violates the Law...

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The Crimean crisis has led to increased tensions for LGBT individuals in Ukraine, the territory of Crimea, and Russia. Russia and the territory of...

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On Monday evening, the Parliament of Malta voted to allow same-sex couples to enter civil unions and adopt children; amend the constitution to...

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At the end of March, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili introduced an amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman...

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In a recommendation adopted yesterday, the European Parliament calls on EU Member States to speak out for LGBTI rights at the United Nations...

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Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on justice, freedom and security in Europe. The resolution contains strong...

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The fourth EU-Africa Summit is taking place in Brussels since yesterday, and although not officially on the agenda, extremely harsh new anti-LGBT...

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On March 26, the Kyrgyz Parliament published a draft bill, proposing to impose tough sanctions for anyone speaking or acting in a way that creates...

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Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that women who become mothers via surrogacy do not have an automatic right to...

@LGBTIintergroup 🇪🇺 @MalinBjork_EU and @RasmusAndresen will soon present the Intergroup's nomination for the #Sakharov Prize for Fre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@LGBTIintergroup RT @bgroothuis: When my recently deceased uncle fought for gay rights, and no local cafe or restaurant offered them space to meet, my grand…
@LGBTIintergroup From the Intergroup to our bisexual friends, allies, siblings, supporters: Happy bisexual visibility day! 👏🏼 At t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@LGBTIintergroup Today, we welcome @bgroothuis, 🇳🇱 MEP elected by @VVD to the @Europarl_EN. He is the 1st Vice-Chair of the delega… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@LGBTIintergroup RT @SCHIEDER: Elitesportveranstaltungen fördern ein multikulturelles Umfelds, das in Vielfalt geeint ist. Deswegen ist die Entscheidung, di…