Summary of transgender rights conference at the European Parliament 3rd September 2010 1501 0 0 On the 1st September 2010, the conference (Trans)Gender Equality? was co-hosted by the Greens/EFA Group and the Intergroup on LGBT Rights in the...
European Parliament debates the recognition of same-sex unions in the EU 8th September 2010 1732 0 0 Yesterday night, Members of the European Parliament including Intergroup Presidents Michael Cashman, Sophie in’t Veld, Ulrike Lunacek and...
Intergroup writes to EU embassy in Russia about Nikolai Alekseev’s arbitrary arrest 16th September 2010 1428 0 0 The Intergroup wrote urgently to the EU Delegation in Moscow, after learning that Nikolai Alekseev, a prominent human rights defender, was stopped...
New EU gender equality strategy looks into transgender people’s rights 22nd September 2010 1495 0 0 Yesterday European Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Viviane Reding presented the 2010-2015 Strategy for equality between women and men in the...
Podcast: The work of the Intergroup 24th September 2010 1483 0 0 This is the first episode of the new monthly LGBT Intergroup Podcast. Our guests in September: Michael Cashman and Ulrike Lunacek MEPs...
MEPs ask urgent questions to the Commission on Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment 27th September 2010 1529 0 0 Following a growing row in Poland over homophobic comments by the Government’s Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment, Members of the European...
Belgrade Pride: Serbia’s first safe pride event 11th October 2010 1451 0 1 The Serbian capital saw its first successful LGBT pride parade unfold under heavy police protection yesterday. Marije Cornelissen MEP attended the...
Podcast: Transgender rights 14th October 2010 1764 0 0 For the October edition of the podcast, we’re welcoming Raül Romeva i Rueda and Marije Cornelissen, two Green MEPs involved in the...
Breaking news: European Court of Human Rights rules Russia must allow LGBT Pride marches 21st October 2010 1351 0 0 The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg today ruled that by repeatedly banning LGBT Pride marches, Russia breached Articles 11...