MEPs welcome new gender change law in Portugal; concerned about Lithuania 21st March 2011 1434 0 0 Members of the European Parliament have reacted to recent developments in national laws affecting transgender people. While Portugal adopted a...
Intergroup event: LGBT rights in EU Member States since the 2004 accession 8th April 2011 1611 0 0 The Intergroup on LGBT Rights met yesterday in Strasbourg to discuss LGBT people’s fundamental rights in ‘newer’ EU Member...
MEPs welcome Lithuania’s new progressive law on advertising 11th July 2011 1314 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...
MEPs worried by serious threats to freedom of expression 21st May 2012 1509 0 0 Members of the European Parliament are increasingly concerned that several gay pride marches are being cancelled around Europe. These events face...
European Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe 24th May 2012 1646 0 0 With a large majority (430 for, 105 against), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in...
Upcoming Intergroup event: “Anti-propaganda laws”, the new criminalisation of homosexuality 29th May 2013 1761 0 0 Next week the LGBT Intergroup will host a seminar on new laws criminalising the discussion of LGBT rights in Eastern European countries, such as...
Summary: “Anti-propaganda laws”, the new criminalisation of homosexuality 11th June 2013 1677 0 0 Last week the LGBT Intergroup met to discuss the worrying trend of “anti-propaganda laws” in Eastern Europe, mainly Russia and...
Plenary summary: Anti-discrimination Directive, Roadmap, Hungary, Lithuania, Nigeria 4th July 2013 1529 0 0 During its July 2013 plenary session, the European Parliament adopted resolutions mentioning the anti-discrimination directive, the LGBTI Roadmap...
Fairy tale banned under Lithuanian ‘anti-propaganda’ law 9th May 2014 1365 0 0 Wednesday, the Lithuanian Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics concluded that a book containing fairy tales for children violates the Law...
