News for 2011
European Parliament: World Health Organization must stop treating transgender people as mentally ill
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament has called on the World Health Organization to stop considering transgender people as mentally ill. Gender dysphoria is currently classified as a ‘mental and behavioural disorder’ in the WHO’s International Classification of …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 29th, 2011
European Parliament welcomes recent UN developments on sexual orientation and gender identity
Today the European Parliament joined the United Nations’ call for safeguarding the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the world. The resolution adopted today was co-signed by 6 out of 7 political groups, and adopted …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 28th, 2011
European Commission: Banning gay men from donating blood is against EU law
The European Commission recently affirmed that EU law does not warrant widespread bans on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in several EU countries. National health authorities often cite a 2004 European Directive to justify such blanket bans.
Tags: european commission healthPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 8th, 2011
Podcast: Highlights of the year
As the parliamentary year comes to an end, we look back on the highlights of the year for LGBT rights in the European Parliament. We also welcome Dennis de Jong, a Dutch Member of the European Parliament, as a new …
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MEPs welcome Lithuania’s new progressive law on advertising
A new Law on the Provision of Information to the Public came into force on 30 June, outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation. Previous drafts of the law had included a ban on mentioning homosexuality, but the Lithuanian Parliament made …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 11th, 2011
Summary: LGBTI Rights in the World
On 30 June 2011, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a hearing on LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex) rights in the world. Members of the European Parliament, European Parliament staff, European Commission staff, ambassadors and members of …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on July 7th, 2011
European Parliament disapproves of new Hungarian constitution
Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the revised Hungarian constitution. Recalling Hungary’s obligations under international human rights law, the Parliament noted that the new Basic Law of Hungary fails to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Tags: anti-discrimination european council hungary women's rightsPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on July 5th, 2011
Podcast: LGBTI rights in the world
Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing on LGBTI rights in the world (read our summary). Naome Ruzindana from Rwanda and Mauro Cabral from Argentina were two of our guests, and they accepted to take …
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Posted in: Podcast, Recent news on July 1st, 2011
Live: Hearing on LGBTI Rights in the World
Today the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is hosting a public hearing on LGBTI rights in the world. The event will be broadcast live online, and videos will be made available online later this week.
Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 30th, 2011
MEPs welcome new report on LGBT rights in 47 European countries
Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the publication of a new report by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity in Europe.
Tags: council of europePosted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 23rd, 2011
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights