Europe

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2020

Boris Johnson appoints evangelical anti-LGBT+ MP as religious freedom envoy

12/21/020

Boris Johnson has sparked serious concern with the appointment of Fiona Bruce MP as his new envoy for freedom of religion and belief. It was announced on…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2020

Lithuania set to legalize gay civil partnerships next year, says LGBT+ lawmaker

12/21/2020

Lithuania looks set to legalise same-sex civil partnerships next year, but gay marriage could be up to a decade away, according to the country’s only openly LGBT+…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2020

French teens protest after transgender classmate’s suicide

12/18/2020

About 100 teenagers rallied in northern France on Friday to pay homage to a transgender student who killed herself this week after facing tensions with school officials…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2020

Switzerland parliament approves same-sex marriage

12/18/2020

GENEVA: Switzerland’s parliament approved a bill Friday allowing same-sex couples to marry, finally bringing the small Alpine nation into line with much of Europe on gay rights….

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2020

Romanian top court overturns ban on gender identity studies

12/16/2020

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Constitutional Court overturned on Wednesday a blanket ban on gender identity studies voted through by lawmakers and which rights groups and universities said…

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2020

LGBT rights: Hungary passes law banning same-sex adoption

12/15/2020

The Hungarian parliament has approved a draft law that would effectively ban same-sex adoption. It also tightens the definition of marriage and the family unit. Hungarian lawmakers…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

New Zealand, Britain ease rules on blood donations by gay men

12/14/2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New Zealand and Britain became on Monday the latest countries to ease rules on blood donations by gay and bisexual men, as…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

Hungary: Homophobic adoption bill is part of an ongoing attack on LGBTQ community

12/14/2020

Ahead of the vote on Tuesday in the Hungarian parliament on amendments that will strip non-married couples of the right to adoption and further restrict the rights…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2020

‘Some people have two daddies’: The campaigners fighting for schoolkids to know it’s OK to grow up gay

12/12/2020

In September, it became compulsory for schools across England to teach LGBT-inclusive lessons as part of the curriculum. Pupils in secondary schools will now learn about sexual…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2020

Turkish court postpones trial of 19 Pride attendees, infringing their right to fair judicial process

12/10/2020

During the hearing, all the defendants gave testimonies explaining how this trial is a cloud over their heads which negatively impacts their everyday lives. The trial has…

Global News

Added on: 12/11/2020

Still battles to be won, 50 years on from Highbury Fields gay rights demo

12/11/2020

THE first gay rights protest in the UK has been celebrated 50 years on at an event in Highbury Fields. The park in Islington was a popular…

Global News

Added on: 12/09/2020

Surprise ‘Gold’ Rush Hurtles Right-Wing Party Into Thick Of Romanian Politics

12/08/2020

The support that propelled Romania’s little-known, right-wing AUR party into parliament in its inaugural national race may have shocked many, including the more established parties of an…

Global News

Added on: 12/09/2020

Gay French minister to visit ‘LGBT-free zone’ in Poland

12/08/2020

French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told a magazine to be published Wednesday that he is gay and plans to visit a so-called LGBT-free zone in Poland…

Global News

Added on: 12/09/2020

Civil partnership conversion for landmark gay couple

12/08/2020

Chris and Henry Flanagan-Kane were the first gay men in the UK to get a civil partnership back in 2005. But they were left in a legal…

Global News

Added on: 12/08/2020

OMSA Conducts Albania’s Very First LGBTI Equality Training With Youth Political Forums

12/07/2020

According to survey results from members of Youth Political Forums, parties are still not ready to welcome LGBTI members in their ranks and they believe they will…

Global News

Added on: 12/08/2020

British High Court bans gender transitions for children

12/06/2020

Children under the age of 16 are unlikely to give “informed consent” to take puberty blockers to begin their gender transition process. This is according to the…

Global News

Added on: 12/06/2020

Swiss upper house votes in favour of gay marriage

12/4/2020

This week, The Council of States, Switzerland’s upper house, voted in favour of a project to allow gay marriage in Switzerland. 27 members voted for the plan,…

Global News

Added on: 12/06/2020

‘Highest ranks’ of Polish government are putting LGBT+ lives at risk, says top European human rights commissioner

12/4/2020

In a memorandum on the stigmatisation of LGBT+ people in Poland published Thursday (3 December), Council of Europe commissioner for human rights Dunja Mijatovic criticised authorities in…

Global News

Added on: 12/06/2020

LGBT+ groups see surge in calls after UK court ruling on trans teens

12/4/2020

British LGBT+ groups have received a surge in calls and emails from transgender children and their parents following a court ruling this week that will force doctors…

Global News

Added on: 12/03/2020

Russian Activists Just Won an Important Battle Over LGBTQ Rights. But the War Is Far From Over

12/02/2020

Two weeks after the constitution was changed, the government proposed a bill to ban same-sex marriage and end the legal recognition of transgender people. Many activists had…

Global News

Added on: 12/03/2020

Hungary’s rightwing rulers downplay MEP ‘gay orgy’ scandal amid hypocrisy accusations

12/02/2020

Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has condemned the behaviour of MEP József Szájer, from his rightwing Fidesz party, after Szájer’s participation in a “gay orgy” in Brussels…

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2020

Government apologises to transgender people forced to accept sterilisation

12/01/2020

The Dutch government has apologised to hundreds of transgender people who were forced to accept being sterilised and to undergo body modification and take hormones if they…

Global News

Added on: 12/01/2020

Swedish gymnastics to let youths choose their own gender category

11/30/2020

Young Swedish transgender gymnasts will be allowed to compete in whatever class they want, following a new decision by the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. The decision was reached…

Global News

Added on: 12/01/2020

One of Scotland’s first LGBT hubs to open in Kirkcaldy town centre

11/30/2020

LGBT charity Pink Saltire said it was proving doubters wrong with the creation of the inclusive centre in the town centre. It will contain a café, shop,…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2020

Gay veterans in Germany to be eligible for compensation as nation deals with past discrimination

11/27/2020

Gays who faced discrimination in the German military will receive financial compensation and have their records cleared, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet decided this week in an attempt…

Global News

Added on: 11/27/2020

Climate protester who climbed Big Ben in Boris Johnson wig avoids jail

11/27/2020

A climate change protester who climbed Big Ben dressed as Boris Johnson has avoided a jail sentence. Tree surgeon Benjamin Atkinson, 44, scaled the clock tower during…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2020

Norway outlaws hate speech against trans people

11/25/2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Norway’s parliament outlawed hate speech against transgender people on Tuesday, expanding its penal code which has protected gay and lesbian people since…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2020

Finland’s feminist prime minister Sanna Marin comes out swinging for trans people’s right to self-identify

11/25/2020

Sanna Marin, Finland’s prime minister, has spoken out about plans to reform the Trans Act to enable trans people to legally self-identify. When asked whether she sees…

Global News

Added on: 11/25/2020

Russian Lawmaker, LGBT Activist Named Among World’s Most Influential Women

11/25/2020

Feminist Russian lawmaker Oksana Pushkina and prosecuted LGBT activist Yulia Tsvetkova have been named among the world’s 100 most inspirational and influential women in 2020 by the…

Global News

Added on: 11/21/2020

For Hungary’s same-sex couples, a narrow window to adopt is closing

11/20/2020

After three years, Marton Pal and his partner Adam Hanol received the phone call they had been waiting for in 2018 and a few months later they…