Key messages
05/02/2007
ILGA-Europe sees 2007 as an opportunity to advance equality and human rights and to make Europe a safe place for LGBT people to be who they are:
- at work: good laws need to be properly implemented and promoted; harassment and discrimination need to be tackled;
- at school: homophobic and transphobic bullying need to be prohibited; children and youth need to be taught about differences, diversity and respect;
- at home: same-sex partners and their children deserve the same recognition and protections as opposite-sex partners and their children;
- on the street: crimes motivated by homophobia and transphobia need to be recognised, properly investigated and punished;
- within the society: the right to peaceful demonstration of LGBT people and of protection from violent attacks need to be guaranteed by States;
- in everyday life: people need to have access to a home, to health care, to social benefits, irrespective of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.


