Parliament demands Commission and Member States to tackle homophobia in schools 15th September 2015 1451 0 0 Last week, the European Parliament agreed that the European Commission and Member States should work together to tackle homophobia and transphobia...
Montenegrin Police bans Nikšić Pride for third time this year 18th September 2015 1550 0 0 For the third time this year, police in the city of Nikšić, Montenegro, has banned a pride march, which was due to take place today. The Pride was...
Parliamentarians condemn attack against lesbians in Belgrade 1st October 2015 1458 0 0 Last Saturday, four lesbian women were attacked in the centre of Belgrade. No suspects have been arrested yet. The attack came less than a week...
Polish President vetoes gender recognition bill 6th October 2015 1514 0 0 Last Friday, Polish President Andrzej Duda, vetoed the Gender Accordance Act. The bill was hailed as the country’s first gender recognition...
Parliament demands action for equal treatment trans people at the workplace 12th October 2015 1474 0 0 Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a report urging the Commission and Member States to outlaw discrimination against transgender...
Irish trans activist Lydia Foy receives European Citizen’s Prize 2015 15th October 2015 1974 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament handed out the European Citizen’s Prize to Lydia Foy, an Irish transgender woman who fought for legal...
Open letter to Lithuanian Parliament: Reject bill targeting LGBTI people 11th November 2015 1353 0 0 The Parliament of Lithuania will vote tomorrow on a bill that seeks to introduce fines for any public denigration of “constitutional family...
Upcoming event: LGBTI Rights in the Western Balkans & Turkey – Why laws are not enough 11th November 2015 1242 0 0 On Tuesday 17 November, the Intergroup on LGBTI rights will host a conference on LGBTI Rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The meeting will...
New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 12th November 2015 1671 0 0 Tuesday, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The reports...