world news 20 years since first gay marriages, Europe's fight for rights goes on Progress over the last two decades has been welcomed by campaigners for LGBT rights, but they warn remobilisation is needed to maintain progress amid backlash in some parts of Europe. 01/04/2021
Poland Poland's culture war: LGBT people forced to turn to civil disobedience In a political climate where anti-LGBT rhetoric is becoming ever more shrill, LGBT people and rights activists are turning to civil disobedience as their last resort to have their voice heard. 06/10/2020
Poland Ambassadors to Poland write open letter appealing for LGBT acceptance The Polish government responded to the letter saying that while they respected the human rights of LGBT people, marriage was between a man and a woman. 28/09/2020
France French anti-IVF groups march in Paris Anti-IVF groups are marching in Paris in opposition to a new bill that will widen access to medically assisted procreation to lesbian couples and single women. 06/10/2019
United Kingdom For sale: Reading jail, where Oscar Wilde was punished for gay sex The upcoming sale has drawn criticism from campaigners who had hoped to turn the facility into an arts center to honour the Irish writer's legacy. 03/10/2019
United Kingdom Activist take UK to EU court over 'Support Gay Marriage' cake Gareth Lee's lawyers will argue that "there is no such thing as a "Christian business"." 15/08/2019
Unreported Europe Ireland's transgender revolution: winning the right to recognition From heavily criticised to highly praised, Ireland is about to become one of Europe’s most progressive states on the rights of transgender people. Up 26/06/2015
Unreported Europe Not a good time to be gay in Russia On the outskirts of Moscow, Masha Gessen is preparing dinner for her friends and family. She is an openly gay Russian-American journalist, who has 27/09/2013
Unreported Europe Bonus interview: Maria Lipman, political analyst In this interview, Maria Lipman, a political analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Centre talks about why Russia’s anti-gay laws are supported by a majority 27/09/2013
Unreported Europe Bonus interview: Masha Gessen, gay rights activist In this interview Masha Gessen talks about why Putin has stamped his seal of approval on banning homosexual propagand to minors but also why she 27/09/2013
Unreported Europe Bonus interview: an Iranian homosexual in exile In Iran, homosexuals risk the death penalty. Human rights ngos estimate that several hundred of them have been executed since the islamic revolution 14/06/2013
My Europe Series Combating homophobia in Europe Question from Thibaud, France: “Twelve years after the Netherlands first legalised gay marriage, similar legislation in France has reignited 03/05/2013
Unreported Europe Womb to rent - the harsh realities of surrogacy In a clinic in Ukraine surrogate mothers carry babies for couples who otherwise would be childless. It is legal but not without controversy with some 29/03/2013
Europe News French lesbians head to Belgium to dodge ART ban at home French lesbian couples are heading to Belgium to sidestep their country’s domestic ban on assisted reproductive technology. Since July 2007 29/01/2013
My Europe Series Gay marriage: the same rights for all? Hello I am Chris Burns. Welcome to The Network. We will be connecting shortly with our guests to get to the bottom of today’s issue. But beware, our 16/01/2013
My Europe Series Gay and Lesbian Rights This week in U talk, our internet question comes from Marko from Serbia. He asks: “Should the protection of gay and lesbian rights be a condition 22/07/2011
