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21/05/2007
Mayor of Vilnius does not allow EU anti-discrimination truck into the city
Juozas Imbrasas, Mayor of Vilnius, today refused to give permission for the anti-discrimination truck tour [currently touring 19 Member States as part of the 'For Diversity. Against Discrimination' information campaign] to make its planned stop in Vilnius this Friday. The objective of the Truck Tour 2007 is to raise awareness and disseminate information about the “For Diversity. Against Discrimination” campaign, as well as the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All.
17/05/2007
On International Day against Homophobia ILGA-Europe gets first European City Mayors’ signatures for its pride campaign
For the third time, today, the world marks International Day against Homophobia. Homophobia is an irrational fear and dislike of homosexuality and of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
11/05/2007
We are families!
On the occasion of the International Day of Families, 15 May 2007, four social NGOs are reminding the EU that any definition of families should reflect the diversity of families which exist in European societies.
03/05/2007
ILGA-Europe welcomes judgement of European Court of Human Rights in case of banned pride march
Today the European Court of Human Rights delivered its decision in the case of Bączkowski and Others v. Poland in which LGBT activists from Poland successfully challenged a ban on LGBT Pride march in Warsaw in 2005. The court unanimously decided that such ban was illegal and discriminatory.
