Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people 27th October 2011 1389 0 0 Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as...
MEPs call on Nigeria to abandon new homophobic Bill 2nd November 2011 1427 0 0 On Monday the Parliament of Nigeria continued examining a draft law to outlaw celebrating same-sex marriage in the West African republic. Members...
European Parliament calls on Croatia to adopt national action plan for LGBT rights 1st December 2011 1425 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the accession of Croatia to the European Union. Among other requirements, the text calls on...
Catherine Ashton and MEPs receive petition on freedom of speech in Russia 13th December 2011 1523 0 0 Today the High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton and Members of the European Parliament received a petition with almost...
Swedish government upholds forced sterilisation for transgender people 16th January 2012 1458 0 0 Members of the Swedish government announced last week the governing coalition would not seek to repeal current requirements for transgender people...
Homophobic MEPs quizz Commission on equality funding 25th January 2012 1416 0 0 Right-wing populist Member of the European Parliament Godfrey Bloom has asked several written questions to the European Commission, challenging...
President of the European Parliament and MEPs pledge support for LGBT rights 26th January 2012 1309 0 0 Yesterday the President of the European Parliament and dozens of Members gathered in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
Two more arrests for homosexuality in the north of Cyprus 1st February 2012 1652 0 0 Two men were brought before a court in the northern part of Cyprus, accused of having taken part in ‘acts against nature’. The...
MEPs speak out against homophobic and transphobic censorship laws in Russia 14th February 2012 1337 0 0 The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg is about to adopt a new law banning the “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and...
