MEPs welcome Lithuania’s new progressive law on advertising 11th July 2011 1350 0 0 A new Law on the Provision of Information to the Public came into force on 30 June, outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation. Previous...
Podcast: Highlights of the year 15th July 2011 1633 0 0 As the parliamentary year comes to an end, we look back on the highlights of the year for LGBT rights in the European Parliament. We also welcome...
European Commission: Banning gay men from donating blood is against EU law 8th September 2011 1659 0 0 The European Commission recently affirmed that EU law does not warrant widespread bans on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in several EU...
European Parliament welcomes recent UN developments on sexual orientation and gender identity 28th September 2011 1450 0 0 Today the European Parliament joined the United Nations’ call for safeguarding the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
European Parliament: World Health Organization must stop treating transgender people as mentally ill 29th September 2011 1450 0 0 In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament has called on the World Health Organization to stop considering transgender people as...
Belgrade Pride banned: Members of the European Parliament express deep regret 30th September 2011 1400 0 0 The Serbian LGBT pride march Parada Ponosa, due to take place on Sunday in the capital, was banned today by the National Security Council. The...
3 men arrested for ‘acts against nature’: Members of the European Parliament call for their immediate release 19th October 2011 1401 0 0 Last Thursday, police in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus arrested three men in their private home. After five days already spent...
European Parliament repeats call for EU-wide anti-discrimination Directive 26th October 2011 1279 0 0 Twice this week, the European Parliament repeated it wants to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation across the EU. The Parliament...
Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people 27th October 2011 1390 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...
