The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights

European Parliament debates the recognition of same-sex unions in the EU

editor — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:15:09 +0000

Yesterday night, Members of the European Parliament including Intergroup Presidents Michael Cashman, Sophie in’t Veld, Ulrike Lunacek and Raül Romeva told the Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship that more must be done to uphold same-sex couples’ fundamental rights ...
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Summary of transgender rights conference at the European Parliament

editor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:56:48 +0000

On the 1st September 2010, the conference (Trans)Gender Equality? was co-hosted by the Greens/EFA Group and the Intergroup on LGBT Rights in the European Parliament. Watch the video summary below, and download the presentations from the day! Video summary Download ...
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European Parliament event: (Trans)Gender Equality?

editor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:20:55 +0000

On the 1st September, Marije Cornelissen MEP, together with other MEPs from the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee and the Intergroup on LGBT Rights will organise a conference on transgender rights. The conference will explore how transgender people’s rights ...
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Historic European LGBT pride underway in Poland

editor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:58:39 +0000

The 18th edition of Europride, the annual European lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride event, is underway. Saturday 17 July will see the festival culminate with tens of thousands marching in Warsaw; this is the first time the European ...
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European Parliament internal note: Transgender Persons’ Rights in the EU Member States

editor — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:03:11 +0000

European Parliament services have released an internal note, detailing transgender people’s rights in the EU Member States. The note, already downloadable here (PDF), will soon be available to the public on the Parliament’s website along with similar internal studies.As part ...
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Intergroup responds to accusations from Cyprus MP

editor — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:43:53 +0000

Earlier this year, Andreas Themistocleous MP declared: “just because there exist among us paedophiles, people who practice bestiality, necrophiliacs and other criminals, should the state legitimise their status too?” The Intergroup on LGBT Rights wrote to Mr Themistocleous asking him ...
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Human Rights Chair sends support to St Petersburg Pride

editor — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:05:01 +0000

The Chairwoman of the Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Heidi Hautala MEP, sent a message to the participants of St Petersburg Pride. In her supporting message, the Subcommittee Chair reminded organisers and participants of St Petersburg Pride that efforts were ...
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Paedophilia and homosexuality are linked, say right-wing MEP

editor — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:05:37 +0000

At today’s parliamentary hearing on the sexual abuse of children, organised in the European Parliament by the European People’s Party (EPP), an individual right-wing MEP expressed the view that paedophilia was connected to homosexuality. Vytautas Landsbergis, EPP Member of the ...
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MEPs welcome new toolkit to defend LGBT people’s human rights

editor — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:41:05 +0000

Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the adoption by the Council of the European Union of a Toolkit to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People (PDF). The document, ...
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Intergroup Co-presidents react to St Petersburg Pride ban

editor — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:07:46 +0000

Violent threats and administrative obstacles accumulate as organisers of the first St Petersburg Pride prepare to march on Saturday. Intergroup Co-presidents react to the situation. Michael Cashman, Co-president of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights, reacted: “I am appalled ...
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