Ulrike Lunacek slams Hungary’s Prime Minister
On Wednesday Ulrike Lunacek, Green Austrian MEP and Co-president of the LGBT Intergroup, slammed the Prime Minister of Hungary for his treatment...
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Swedish government upholds forced sterilisation for transgender people
Members of the Swedish government announced last week the governing coalition would not seek to repeal current requirements for transgender people...
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Catherine Ashton and MEPs receive petition on freedom of speech in Russia
Today the High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton and Members of the European Parliament received a petition with almost...
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Summary: Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?
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...
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European Parliament calls on Croatia to adopt national action plan for LGBT rights
Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the accession of Croatia to the European Union. Among other requirements, the text calls on...
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Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?
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...
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Open letter to the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg: Don’t limit freedom of expression
The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg is about to adopt a regional law that will ban the ‘propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism...
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MEPs call on Nigeria to abandon new homophobic Bill
On Monday the Parliament of Nigeria continued examining a draft law to outlaw celebrating same-sex marriage in the West African republic. Members...
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Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people
Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as...
Learn more European Parliament repeats call for EU-wide anti-discrimination Directive
Twice this week, the European Parliament repeated it wants to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation across the EU. The Parliament...
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