lgtbi rights
UN Trans Advocacy Week 2023 concludes after bringing 14 trans activists to the United Nations on the occasion of the Human Rights Council.
Specifically, the manifesto denounces the statements of Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, who defend the obstruction of the legal recognition of the gender of trans people.
The war in Ukraine has led some LGBTI rights activists to expand their scope of action, but the historic tug-of-war over the visibility of the group continues in the region, which complicates the task of personalities like Olena Shevchenko.
The event takes place in Barcelona from 18th to 26th November to contribute into more inclusive societies through the struggle for the rights of LGBTIQ+ people.
This year, the city of Belgrade will host EuroPride, an event that, for the time being, is surrounded by tensions due to the Serbian President’s attempts to cancel the event
We as a society must educate ourselves and make it an LGBT+ inclusive society, to make world a happy place for all. We must be the change.
The battle we face seems to be an uphill one. We need to fight, not only for recognition, but for full acceptance, dignity, and the right to equality and equity.
The association ILGA is paying tribute to all the lesbians from the past that are a reference for the present times despite the efforts to silence their voices in society.
On 26 September 2021, Switzerland approved marriage for same-sex couples. This political victory will enter into force in July 2022 but, for von Känel and the organisations she leads, there is much more to be done.
Despite the lack of comprehensive registration by states, ILGA-World has registered more than 900 applications of discriminatory laws against LGTBI + people.
European policies are moving forward to defend the rights of LGBTI people while some member states are failing to meet their commitments and criminalise these groups.
In addition to the social difficulties for LGBTI visibilities and the economic difficulties for the survival of businesses, the pandemic also put an end to the possibility of meeting physically, and has also done away with the spaces that made this possible.
