Luxembourg today became the ninth EU country to legalise same-sex marriage. The bill passed by a landslide – 56 votes in favour and 4 against. The law will come into effect from January 1st next year. Luxembourg has an openly…
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Belgium gets BiFest for Pride
With a film screening, debate and workshops, Belgium Pride week kicks off on 10th May with Visi-BI-lity, an afternoon event focused on bi life – very much like a UK BiFest. It’s being held at the Rainbowhouse Brussels with support…
EU: Serbia and Kosovo need to step up efforts to guarantee the rights of LGBT people
Today the European Parliament adopted two of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs have assessed the rights of LGBTI people, and recommended the two countries improve the situation. In its report on Serbia, the European…
European funding will help tackle biphobia, transphobia and homophobia
Today, the European Parliament redefined the priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) for rest of this decade. For the first time, the Fund will contribute to combating discrimination based on sexual orientation. The ESF is one of the EU’s…
European Parliament “LGBT” without the B?
Today the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) will start working on “a new strategy against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity”. The debate can be watched live online from…