LGBTI rights
![Unsplash LGBTI associations have expressed their concern with regards to the situation of women and LGBTI people.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/xphoto-1606371699395-f42c912e35cf.jpgqitokyp-ruuxt.pagespeed.ic_.s-zgxasluk.jpg?itok=JmaNDu2P&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
Homosexuality, which is a fairly common practice among young and adult men, is not recognized as an orientation and is considered a sin and serious crime, and is strictly prohibited by Sharia law.
![Lídia Arroyo Lídia Arroyo, sociologist and researcher in the UOC's Gender and ICT research group.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/xlidiaarroyofoto_2.jpgqitokci750ifv.pagespeed.ic_.t-kamxp_-w.jpg?itok=ShtlJrnL&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
We talk with the sociologist and researcher in the UOC's Gender and ICT research group.
![SCI Catalunya The event takes place in Barcelona from 16th to 23th July.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/e32-mltxiae-iv3.jpg?itok=JbmdBuOg&c=e26996eb0554520d474e4959b4284fa4)
The event takes place in Barcelona from 16th to 23rd July to contribute into more inclusive societies through the struggle for the rights of LGBTIQ+ people.
![IdemTV Rainbow Europe, is ILGA Europe’s annual benchmarking tool that includes the Rainbow Map, and Index and national recommendations.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/xrainbow_europe_map_2021.pngqitokd25e9owx.pagespeed.ic_.34_qgifopa.png?itok=4Yd-_bWP&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
ILGA Europe has released its ‘Rainbow Europe Map’ showing a worrying setback in some countries and a general standstill with regards to the rights of LGBTI people.
It might seem, in the middle of 2021, the LGTBIQ+ community only needs to finish fine-tuning the rights they have already achieved, but unfortunately we still have to fight to claim basic rights that the LGTBIQ+ collective has not been able to achieve.
![IdemTV The legal recognition of gender is a reality in 96 countries around the world.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/xdrets_trans.pngqitok0a2z7oar.pagespeed.ic_.gojjpvwg6z.png?itok=FPr4Kl44&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
Belgium is the first European country to appoint a trans minister, an important step for this collective in a difficult moment for the violation of their rights, especially during the months of the pandemic.
![ILGA Europe Katrin Hugendubel, advocacy director of ILGA Europe.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/katrin_0.jpg?itok=ATT3IzLz&c=d858737e918596f3f0bd2ccc7154fd3d)
The advocacy director of ILGA Europe talks about how the coronavirus has affected LGBTI people and the growth of discrimination against this group during the pandemic.
![Pexels (CC License) Costa Rica is the first country in Central America to legally recognise same-sex marriage, the eighth in the American continent and the twenty-nine in the world.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/women-with-gay-pride-body-paint-4557464.jpg?itok=42w-jJM2)
Amnistia Internacional Catalunya emphasizes that denying the right to marry based on sex alone violates several human rights.
![Fundació Surt The european project Look wide aims to look at violence from a wide perspective.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/img_3212.jpg?itok=bmdEKEFw&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
This is the goal of the European project “Look Wide”, a research project to include a gender-based and sexually-diverse perspective in dealing with macho and gender-based violence.
![BeSantzurt LGBTI-phobia is displayed openly and violently, threatening, attacking and murdering people with a non-normative sexual orientation or gender identity and activists.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/agressions_besantzurty.jpg?itok=6NTtpHHC&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
After commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewell events, violence continues, but institutional support is a sign of progress.
![Malta, leader in legislative and political advances for LGBTI rights in Europe. Source: Pixabay](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/malta.png?itok=wxnZJZxp)
According to data taken from the Rainbow Europe 2018, the Mediterranean country leads the ranking, with states like Turkey, Armenia or Azerbaijan coming last.
![Kiev will host the second European Conference of Lesbians next April.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/kiev1.png?itok=2O5ekN5G)
One of the goals of this meeting, which is set to take place from 12 to 14 April 2019, is to establish an international network of women and organizations.