News for January, 2012
President of the European Parliament and MEPs pledge support for LGBT rights
Yesterday the President of the European Parliament and dozens of Members gathered in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people’s rights. MEPs reiterated their commitment to mark the middle of the current mandate.
Tags: european parliamentPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 26th, 2012
Homophobic MEPs quizz Commission on equality funding
Right-wing populist Member of the European Parliament Godfrey Bloom has asked several written questions to the European Commission, challenging the legitimacy of European funding to fight homophobia and transphobia.
Tags: european parliament homophobiaPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 25th, 2012
Ulrike Lunacek slams Hungary’s Prime Minister
On Wednesday Ulrike Lunacek, Green Austrian MEP and Co-president of the LGBT Intergroup, slammed the Prime Minister of Hungary for his treatment of LGBT people.
Tags: hungaryPosted in: News stories, Recent news on January 20th, 2012
Swedish government upholds forced sterilisation for transgender people
Members of the Swedish government announced last week the governing coalition would not seek to repeal current requirements for transgender people to be sterilised before the state recognises their gender. Members of the European Parliament call on Sweden to press …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 16th, 2012
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights