MEPs call on Nigeria to abandon new homophobic Bill 2nd November 2011 1390 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...
Open letter to the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg: Don’t limit freedom of expression 17th November 2011 1336 0 0 The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg is about to adopt a regional law that will ban the ‘propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism...
Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU? 29th November 2011 1358 0 0 How are LGBT rights covered by EU laws and policies today? What progress can we achieve by the end of the current EU mandate in 2014? These...
European Parliament calls on Croatia to adopt national action plan for LGBT rights 1st December 2011 1390 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...
Summary: Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU? 12th December 2011 1794 0 0 On 8 December 2011, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights held a public roundtable Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the World? The event was attended by...
Catherine Ashton and MEPs receive petition on freedom of speech in Russia 13th December 2011 1481 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 1416 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 1376 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 1274 0 0 Yesterday the President of the European Parliament and dozens of Members gathered in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...