Category: Europe – LGBTQ Rights
MEPs issue statement on LIBE Committee vote on EU’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025
On Tuesday, 23 January, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved—with 46 votes in favour and 8 against—the draft report on the implementation of the European Union’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy for the 2020–2025 period, in which MEPs call for a new LGBTIQ strategy 2026-2031 to be presented by the Commision.
Madrid revokes trans and LGBTQ rights laws, sparks outrage
It is no longer a punishable offense to beat a person without causing injury based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Vatican allows transgender baptism and godparenthood
Transgender individuals are eligible to serve as godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, act as witnesses at religious weddings, and undergo baptism themselves, as determined by the Vatican’s doctrinal office in response to inquiries from a bishop.
The Romanian government recommends that same-sex weddings done in the EU be recognised
The Romanian Parliament will debate a draught law that would recognise same-sex weddings performed in another European Union country.
EU’s continued funding to Uganda has sparked criticism from LGBTQ+ campaigners
The European Union (EU) announced in June that it would continue to fund Uganda, despite the country’s recent enactment of a highly contentious anti-LGBTQ+ law in May, which has drawn major worldwide attention due to its provision for the death sentence for particular same-sex acts. This move has ignited a massive outcry and backlash from the global LGBTQ+ community.
Bulgaria Must Recognise Same-Sex Relationships, According to the ECHR
Gender discrimination in Bulgaria has left many persons in same-sex partnerships despondent. They are neither recognised nor protected.