News for July, 2010
European Parliament event: (Trans)Gender Equality?
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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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on July 15th, 2010
Historic European LGBT pride underway in Poland
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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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 14th, 2010
European Parliament internal note: Transgender Persons’ Rights in the EU Member States
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.
Tags: transgenderPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on July 9th, 2010
Intergroup responds to accusations from Cyprus MP
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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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on July 8th, 2010
Human Rights Chair sends support to St Petersburg Pride
The Chairwoman of the Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Heidi Hautala MEP, sent a message to the participants of St Petersburg Pride.
Tags: european commission european council freedom of assembly russiaPosted in: News stories, Recent news on July 7th, 2010
Paedophilia and homosexuality are linked, say right-wing MEP
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.
Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 1st, 2010
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