The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights

Two more arrests for homosexuality in the north of Cyprus

editor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:17:00 +0000

Two men were brought before a court in the northern part of Cyprus, accused of having taken part in ‘acts against nature’. The northern part of Cyprus is the last territory in Europe where homosexuality is a crime. Following the ...
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President of the European Parliament and MEPs pledge support for LGBT rights

editor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:32:24 +0000

Yesterday the President of the European Parliament and dozens of Members gathered in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people’s rights. MEPs reiterated their commitment to mark the middle of the current mandate. Members of the European Parliament marked ...
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Homophobic MEPs quizz Commission on equality funding

editor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:20:31 +0000

Right-wing populist Member of the European Parliament Godfrey Bloom has asked several written questions to the European Commission, challenging the legitimacy of European funding to fight homophobia and transphobia. Mr Bloom, a member of the UK Independence Party, asked the Commission ...
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Ulrike Lunacek slams Hungary’s Prime Minister

editor — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:56:23 +0000

On Wednesday Ulrike Lunacek, Green Austrian MEP and Co-president of the LGBT Intergroup, slammed the Prime Minister of Hungary for his treatment of LGBT people. During a plenary debate on human rights breaches by Hungary’s new constitution and laws, Ulrike ...
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Swedish government upholds forced sterilisation for transgender people

editor — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:36:55 +0000

Members of the Swedish government announced last week the governing coalition would not seek to repeal current requirements for transgender people to be sterilised before the state recognises their gender. Members of the European Parliament call on Sweden to press ...
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Catherine Ashton and MEPs receive petition on freedom of speech in Russia

editor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:16:13 +0000

Today the High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton and Members of the European Parliament received a petition with almost 250,000 signatures, urging them to support the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Russia. ...
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Summary: Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?

editor — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:53:28 +0000

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 Members of the European Parliament, staff from the Parliament and Commission, as well as civil ...
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European Parliament calls on Croatia to adopt national action plan for LGBT rights

editor — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:07:56 +0000

Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the accession of Croatia to the European Union. Among other requirements, the text calls on the future Member State to combat homophobia and prevent homophobic violence. The Parliament’s call follows this year’s ...
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Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?

editor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:01:50 +0000

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 questions will be answered by a panel of speakers from the European Commission, the Fundamental Rights Agency, and ILGA-Europe.

Open letter to the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg: Don’t limit freedom of expression

editor — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:09:31 +0000

The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg is about to adopt a regional law that will ban the ‘propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, and pedophilia to minors’. The Intergroup wrote to them today, urging them to amend the law ...
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MEPs call on Nigeria to abandon new homophobic Bill

editor — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:13:46 +0000

On Monday the Parliament of Nigeria continued examining a draft law to outlaw celebrating same-sex marriage in the West African republic. Members of the European Parliament have expressed their dismay at the unnecessary proposal in a country that already punishes ...
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Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people

editor — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:09:57 +0000

Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as a ground of persecution, which EU Member States must take into account. Governments have already agreed to ...
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