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In collaboration with and on behalf of over 700 LGBTI member organisations across Europe and Central Asia, we are a driving force for political, legal and social change.
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Applications are open for Unstoppable: Pride Organisers’ Summit 2025!

Prides across Europe and Central Asia are powerful expressions of democracy, freedom, and community. Now more than ever, we need space to reflect, strategise, and connect.

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Explore how laws and policies across Europe are shaping the lives and rights of LGBTI people

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It provides a snapshot of what happened during 2024, at national, regional and international levels, and it documents progress and trends regarding the human rights situation of LGBTI people.

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Press Release
23.10.2025

From Courtrooms to Parliament: Lithuania Faces a Defining Moment for Family Equality

Lithuania is entering a decisive phase in the recognition and protection of diverse families. Following landmark judicial rulings, civil partnership is now firmly on the […]
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Blog
23.10.2025

Political Clarity in Uncertain Times: Facing Forward as a Movement 

At the opening panel of the ILGA-Europe Conference, activists and leaders from across Europe explored what it means to stay united, intersectional and hopeful in […]
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News
17.10.2025

Joint open letter on new Constitutional amendments adopted in Slovakia

Along with 56 civil society organisations, we have co-signed a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath […]
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Press Release
08.10.2025

EU publishes new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy, but is it fit for purpose?

The second EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy for 2026-2030 was published today, but as Europe’s leading LGBTI organisation welcomes it, the question remains: is this strategy […]
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Press Release
07.10.2025

Watershed Moment as Council of Europe Sets First Standard Protecting Intersex Rights

The Council of Europe’s 46 Member States have unanimously adopted the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Equal Rights for Intersex […]
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Newsletter
01.10.2025

Rainbow Digest September 2025

Freedom of assembly on the line in Hungary with new Pride ban On 5 September, authorities in Pécs, Hungary, invoked Section 13/A of the Assembly […]
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News
29.09.2025

Our letter to von der Leyen on freedom of assembly in hungary

Last week, on september 23, we sent this letter to President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, alongside Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and […]
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News
26.09.2025

Call for participants: UNSTOPPABLE: Pride organisers’ summit

Why we are gathering Pride organisers across Europe and Central Asia have been moving mountains for years – and the future calls for this Pride […]
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Blog
26.09.2025

Black Sex Worker Collective: dismantling housing injustice, racism and whorephobia

In Germany, new research carried out by Black Sex Worker Collective sheds light on how queer identity, migration status, race and sex work intersect to […]
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Blog
19.09.2025

Enes Hocaoğulları defends free expression as trial highlights crackdown on human rights in Turkey

On 8 September, the courtroom in Ankara was filled to capacity. Representatives from civil society, political parties, and parliamentarians came to observe the trial of […]
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News
09.09.2025

Joint Statement: Landmark CJEU opinion demands legal gender recognition across EU

A new opinion from Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union says all member states must recognise the lived gender of […]
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News
02.09.2025

Joint statement: Kazakhstan must withdraw its plans to adopt anti-LGBTI laws and uphold its human rights commitments

Brussels, 2 September 2025 We, the undersigned human rights organisations, express deep concern over recent developments in Kazakhstan, where authorities have announced further steps toward […]
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Newsletter
01.09.2025

Rainbow Digest August 2025

Turkey’s war on free expression and the courage of Enes Hocaoğulları Enes Hocaoğulları, 23, a youth delegate to the Council of Europe, was arrested at […]
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Blog
29.08.2025

La Bassa Mar, a rural refuge of queer racialised power

In the Catalonian countryside, a trans-led sanctuary is centering community, healing, and sustainability as acts of resistance. “In most European countryside places, Black and Brown […]
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News
26.08.2025

The Democracy Lab: LGBTI movements enhancing democracy

Apply with a project proposal by: Sunday September 28, 2025 (23:59 CEST) Funding period: November 1, 2025 – November 1, 2027 Partner profile: LGBTI organisation […]
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Blog
14.08.2025

Turkey’s war on free expression and the courage of Enes Hocaoğulları

By jailing a youth delegate for speaking at the Council of Europe about police violence, Turkish authorities have shown how far they will go to […]
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News
07.08.2025

French Court orders end to mandatory gender titles on train tickets

The ruling follows a CJEU judgment and marks a major step for data protection and gender inclusivity in the EU. France’s Supreme Administrative Court (Conseil […]
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Blog
05.08.2025

No borders, just beats: Temple Of’s sonic rebellion

Built by queer immigrants reclaiming joy and cultural memory, Temple Of is a collective transforming resistance into celebration through sound and care. “We are a […]
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Blog

Hungary assembly act timeline

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Blog
25.07.2025

The ILGA-Europe Turkey Pride Monitor

For three years now, ILGA-Europe has been closely following the escalating repression of LGBTI Pride events in Turkey. Each summer, courageous activists across the country […]
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News
24.07.2025

EU Commission reverses course on anti-discrimination directive

The European Commission has revived its draft Equal Treatment Directive after public outcry and a 33,000-signature petition, reopening the path to stronger EU-wide anti-discrimination protections. […]
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News
21.07.2025

Joint statement as EU Commission boosts funding to strengthen rights, equality, and democracy

Civil society organisations welcome the European Commission’s proposal to more than double the CERV+ budget within the new seven-year EU financial framework.  As civil society […]
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Blog
18.07.2025

Leading Without Burning Out: Real Talk from LGBTI Movement Leaders

Being a leader in the LGBTI movement means carrying huge emotional weight amid enormous challenges and limited resources. This blog dives into honest conversations from […]
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News
17.07.2025

Joint statement welcoming European court’s ruling against Poland over anti-gay hate crime

The European Court of Human Rights has issued a judgement against Poland for failing to properly investigate and prosecute a homophobic attack against a gay […]
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Blog
14.07.2025

Europe, you need to catch up on providing inclusive services for non‑binary people

This International Non-Binary People’s Day, it’s time to name the gap clearly: while some countries are starting to legally recognise non‑binary people, most of Europe […]
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Podcast
11.07.2025

The Frontline: The power of radical self-care

In spaces where urgency often overshadows wellbeing, self-care can feel like an afterthought, or even a sign of burnout. But what if radical self-care is […]
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NewsPress Release
10.07.2025

Semenya v. Switzerland: Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Judgment

Joint press release of the third-party interveners Today, 10 July 2025, in a pivotal judgment, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights […]
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News
10.07.2025

Joint letter: Businesses must resist pushback against DEIA policies

Today, 8 equality organisations sent letters to the European Commission and to business leaders calling on European companies to resist pushback against diversity and inclusion […]
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NewsPress Release
07.07.2025

UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity

The UN Human Rights Council once again reminds all States of their obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of LGBT and gender diverse […]
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News
03.07.2025

Open letter to EU: Safeguarding Civil Society

A coalition of civil society organisations sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner Piotr Serafin expressing concerns about restrictive […]
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