Czech Republic Thousands attend LGBTQ rally in Prague after Slovakia shooting The two gay men were killed two weeks ago in front of a popular bar in Bratislava. 27/10/2022
Slovenia Slovenia legalises same-sex marriage and adoption Many other countries in the region have been slow to introduce new social reforms for LGBT people. 04/10/2022
Euronews Witness EuroPride 2022: Historic march goes ahead after ban Despite religious protests and a restricted Pride march, the annual EuroPride event for the LGBTIQA+ community in Europe, went ahead in Belgrade and makes history as the first in the Balkans and South-East Europe. 30/09/2022
Serbia Karen Melchior: “Discrimination of minorities: the canaries in the coal mine of democracy” Karen Melchior is a Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe) from Denmark, and member of the European Parliament’s LGBTI Intergroup. Speaking to euronews reporter Valérie Gauriat at Belgrade’s EuroPride this september. 30/09/2022
Serbia Maria Walsh: “There must be a clear plan so that minority groups are not left unsafe” Maria Walsh is a Member of the European Parliament from Ireland (Fine Gael, EPP), and Vice-President of the European Parliament’s LGBTI Intergroup. Attending the Belgrade EuroPride2022, she was among those who urged the Serbian Presidency to lift the ban on the march due to end a week of events. 30/09/2022
Serbia Helena Dalli: “We cannot live in a world where people are not treated equally” Helena Dalli is the European Commissioner for Equality. Attending the Human Rights conference at Belgrade’s Europride2022, she spoke to euronews reporter Valerie Gauriat of the importance of defending LGBTQI+ rights, in a European context where civil rights as a whole are increasingly under attack. 30/09/2022
Travel News LGBTQ+ travel: This airline has relaxed its gendered uniform rules The policy follows a 2019 removal of Virgin's mandatory makeup rule for female staff and a 2022 move to allow visible tattoos. 29/09/2022
Italy LGBTQ and women's rights advocates worried after Meloni's win in Italy Meloni's Brothers of Italy party states that is is against marriage equality, gay parents adopting children, and surrogate pregnancies. 28/09/2022
Turkey Thousands march in anti-LGBT demonstration in Istanbul An advert for the anti-LGBT march was also shown on television after gaining the approval of the country’s broadcasting council, which deemed it a "public interest". 19/09/2022
Europe News MEPs' joint letter calls on Serbia to revoke EuroPride cancellation The European 145 lawmakers signing the statement said that "awarding EuroPride to Belgrade was and remains the right decision." 01/09/2022
Singapore Singapore to decriminalise gay sex, says prime minister PM Lee said the repeal of the old Penal Code entry would be limited and that the government would amend the constitution to ensure that there could be no constitutional challenge to allow same-sex marriage. 21/08/2022
Health news Is not focusing monkeypox messaging on gay and bi men a mistake? Fears of stigmatising monkeypox have so far prevented public health messaging from focusing on gay and bi men even though they’re the most vulnerable. 01/08/2022
Turkey Turkish police break up LGBTQ+ Pride march in Ankara, detain 30 people Authorities in the Mediterranean country have banned all domestic LGBTQ+ events, citing "security reasons". 05/07/2022
Poland Polish court orders four towns to scrap 'LGBT-free' declarations Gay rights activists have hailed the ruling as a "great victory for democracy". 28/06/2022
Poland In the midst of war, Kyiv's Pride parade held in Warsaw About 300 participants travelled from Ukraine to the Polish capital, which is now home to a quarter-million Ukrainians who fled the war. 26/06/2022
No Comment Thousands return to march in São Paulo's LGBT pride after COVID hiatus Several hundred thousand people march in São Paulo's traditional LGBTQ+ pride march under the slogan 'Vote with pride, for a politics that represents us,' in reference to the presidential elections in October. 20/06/2022
Austria Austria to lower hurdles for LGBT+ citizens to donate blood Health Minister Johannes Rauch said the country was "putting an end to discrimination from another age". 20/05/2022
Bulgaria LGBT+ couple's stateless baby 'should be given birth certificate' Lawyers have hailed the decision as a landmark for gay rights. 17/05/2022
World News Malta remains best European country for LGBT+ rights, says report Denmark rose seven places to second in the index rankings, while Belgium was third. 12/05/2022
Norway Norway issues apology 50 years after decriminalising homosexuality According to the Norwegian government, 119 men were convicted for having sex with another man between 1902 and 1950. 21/04/2022