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Added on: 04/12/2024

Government recognised violation of rights of LGBT representatives, however…

04/11/2024

On 11 April, the European Court of Human Rights announced a decision on the complaints of 24 representatives of the LGBT community. The complaint was related to the…

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Added on: 04/07/2024

Christian Right on the gain in Europe: Reason for hope or alarm?

04/06/2024

Christian organisations are successful in spreading the anti-woke, anti-gender and Christian-nationalist agenda. That was the alarm that sounded in Brussels on Thursday. At a conference at the…

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Added on: 12/20/2023

Majority of European countries vote to recognize & honor LGBTQ+ parents

12/19/2023

The European Union has voted to support parenthood, including same-sex parents, throughout the continent. The European Certificate of Parenthood will recognize parenthood regardless of how a child…

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Added on: 11/16/2023

Polish top court to ask for EU ruling on recognising same-sex marriages

11/15/2023

Poland’s highest administrative court has announced that it will ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to issue a ruling on whether same-sex marriages…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Controversial EU proposal on parenthood comes closer

11/08/2023

EU Member States should be forced to recognise LGBT parents, even if they forbid it in their own legislation, a committee in the European Parliament believes. Especially…

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Added on: 10/22/2023

Poland’s Tusk to travel to Brussels with eye on unblocking funds

10/21/2023

Donald Tusk, the leader of Poland’s largest liberal opposition grouping Civic Coalition (KO) and a potential candidate to become prime minister, will likely travel to Brussels next…

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Added on: 09/22/2023

Romania Govt Proposes to Recognise Same-Sex Marriages Conducted in EU

09/22/2023

The Romanian government has approved a draft law that states that certificates of marriage between people of the same sex concluded in a European Union state will…

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Added on: 06/02/2023

European rights court rules against Ukraine in same-sex union case

06/01/2023

PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) – A same-sex couple who tried unsuccessfully to get married at seven different register offices in Ukraine suffered discrimination, the European Court of…

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Added on: 05/26/2023

Landmark European ruling on LGBT+ rights

05/25/2023

During 2019 and 2020, 21 gay and lesbian couples in Romania joined a complaint against the state to the European Court of Human Rights over the lack…

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Added on: 05/24/2023

Historic decision’: 21 same-sex couples win biggest LGBTQ rights trial at ECHR

05/23/2023

The largest case ever heard on same-sex unions closed at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday, with the court deeming the lack of legal…

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Added on: 04/16/2023

EU warns against unilateral steps after Poland, Hungary ban Ukrainian grain

04/16/2023

Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, a European Commission spokesperson said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and…

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Added on: 04/14/2023

They’re calling for our extinction’: Uganda activists call on EU to cut aid over anti-gay law

04/13/2023

Uganda’s LGBT community are living “in total fear” after a new bill was passed last month making it illegal to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender….

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Added on: 04/11/2023

Hands off our children, Hungary tells Czech FM amid anti-LGBT law dispute

04/10/2023

Keep your hands off the Hungarian children, Hungarian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tamás Menczer told Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates, Greens/EFA) who expressed his regrets…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

15 governments join EU lawsuit against Orbán’s anti-LGBT law

04/07/2023

Fifteen EU governments have joined the European Commission’s lawsuit against Hungary over a controversial anti-LGBTQ law making what civil society groups have described as the largest human…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Wherever I go in Africa, I will advocate for respect for LGBTQ community – French Minister

04/04/2023

The French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie, and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, has renewed her call for the protection of the rights of the LGBTQ+ community….

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Added on: 03/31/2023

Rainbow family controversy in Italy slowly turning into full-blown EU dispute

03/30/2023

A domestic Italian clash could soon become a European problem, with mayors of Italian cities being prevented from registering foreign birth certificates when presented by same-sex couples. The…

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Added on: 02/16/2023

China’s Charm Offensive Shouldn’t Deflect Europe on Rights

02/15/2023

After the Chinese government reversed its draconian “Zero Covid” policy and fully lifted pandemic restrictions, it is now beaming a new message into Europe: China is open…

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Added on: 12/24/2022

Tunisia: Activists seek to block anti-gay sportscaster from visiting Europe

12/23/2022

The LGBTQ rights group ADHEOS is seeking to block a sportscaster and former Tunisian official from traveling in Europe because of his violently homophobic comments on a…

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Added on: 12/10/2022

Poland to veto EU recognition of same-sex parents, says justice ministry

12/09/2022

Poland will block European Union proposals to ensure that the rights of same-sex parents and their children are legally recognised in all of the bloc’s member states,…

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Added on: 07/27/2022

EU’s suit against Hungary over anti-gay law isn’t a sure win for LGBT rights in Europe.

07/26/2022

The European Commission is taking legal action against Hungary at the European court of justice, escalating a longstanding dispute over the country’s anti-LGBT laws. This is an…

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Added on: 07/15/2022

EU takes Hungary to highest court over LGBT, media rules

07/15/2022

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive intensified its legal standoff with Hungary on Friday by taking the country to the EU’s highest court over a restrictive law on…

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Added on: 06/09/2022

How LGBTQI+ to LGBTQI+ support is helping Ukrainian refugees find safety in the EU

06/08/2022

In just over three months since Russia began its full-scale invasion, nearly seven million people have fled Ukraine as refugees. The vast majority are Ukrainian women and children…

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Added on: 05/08/2022

Article: Russian Orthodox Church Under Threat Of EU Sanctions

5/7/22

The European Union is debating on imposing sanctions on Patriarch Kirill, the head of The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), also known as the Moscow Patriarchate, who leads…

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Added on: 04/28/2022

EU proposes law to curb lawsuits meant to silence journalists, rights advocates

04/27/2022

BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) – The European Union executive proposed on Wednesday laws to curb excessive litigation aimed at silencing critical journalists and rights advocates by governments…

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Added on: 01/07/2022

‘Gay cake’ case shows power of US Christian Right

01/06/2022

Gay rights activist Gareth Lee has lost his seven-year battle with the Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery who refused to make him a cake decorated…

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Added on: 12/21/2021

European Court of Human Rights finds Georgia complicit in violence against LGBT demonstrators

12/20/2021

The European Court of Human Rights Thursday held against Georgia in a case concerning an attack on LGBT protestors in the capital city Tbilisi. Amidst threats of…

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Added on: 12/16/2021

E.U. members must recognize familial ties of same-sex couples and their children, top court rules

12/15/2021

Children of same-sex couples recognized in one European Union country should be recognized by all members to guarantee their free movement, the European Union’s top court ruled…

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Added on: 12/09/2021

“As Chile legalises same-sex marriage, where in Europe is making the most progress on LGBT rights? “

12/08/2021

Chileans have been celebrating after their Congress approved equal marriage yesterday. Votes by politicians were overwhelmingly in favour of the legislation, with the Senate voting 21-8 in…

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Added on: 12/09/2021

There is nothing to cure’: Senators back ban on LGBT ‘conversion therapy’

12/08/2021

France’s Senate has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a ban on so-called LGBT conversion therapy. The bill was approved at its first reading on Tuesday, with 305…

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Added on: 10/28/2021

We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women’

10/26/2021

One of the lesbian women I spoke to, 24-year-old Amy*, told me she experienced verbal abuse from her own girlfriend, a bisexual woman who wanted them to…