Hungary: European Commission will investigate new law on religion 25th April 2012 1577 0 0 Earlier this year, Members of the LGBT Intergroup asked the European Commission if Hungary’s new law on religion was compatible with...
Homophobia: European leaders tell young people It Gets Better 16th May 2012 1508 0 0 For the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2012, European politicians tell young people that although life may be hard at school...
European Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe 24th May 2012 1643 0 0 With a large majority (430 for, 105 against), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in...
New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBT rights 12th December 2012 1544 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The document includes an extensive snapshot of...
Landmark Strasbourg ruling: Religious beliefs are no reason to oppose rights of same-sex couples 15th January 2013 1428 0 0 Today the European Court of Human Rights ruled that religious beliefs may not justify opposing the rights of same-sex couples. British laws...
Groundbreaking LGBT research to be published next week angers religious conservatives 8th May 2013 1314 0 0 Next week the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights will present the results of two years’ research into the discrimination and violence...
EU: One in two LGBT people discriminated against, new study finds 17th May 2013 1419 0 0 Today the EU Fundamental Rights Agency will publish the first-ever comparative study on the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
EU Ombudsman: Commission was right to host an exhibition on LGBT rights 15th July 2013 1301 0 0 Today the European Ombudsman ruled in favour of the European Commission, which had been criticised for hosting an exhibition portraying same-sex...
Croatia: MEPs regret Church-led referendum on marriage 18th November 2013 1378 0 0 On 1 December, Croatian citizens will be called to vote on whether to alter the constitution to define marriage as ‘matrimony between a man...