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United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker

The U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights said the decision brings the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations.

Sport

Josh Cavallo is only active male top-flight footballer to come out

Josh Cavallo has received global support after becoming the only active male top-flight footballer to come out as gay.

My Europe Series

Fear and loathing in Tbilisi as homophobic attack pain remains raw

ILGA Europe ranked Georgia 32 out of 49 countries in the region over progress around LGBT issues.

Lithuania

Vilnius and police in row over whether to keep LGBT rainbow crossing

Vilnius city council wants to keep the artwork to support LGBT rights, but the police say it goes against traffic rules.

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Greece

Greece: Trial begins in violent death of LGBTQ activist

Zacharias Kostopoulos died on September 21, 2018, at the age of 33 from injuries. Six people are on trial over his death, including four police officers.

Turkey

Turkish court acquits students of organising 2019 gay pride march

Eighteen students and one academic have been released after a Turkish court dismissed charges against them for organising a 2019 pride march.

Health news

Portugal moves to outlaw anti-gay blood donation prejudice

Portugal's parliament has passed four new laws preventing discrimination against blood donors based on their sexual orientation.

Spain

Teenager's homosexuality described as an illness at Spanish hospital

A 19-year-old woman in Murcia was given a clinical report stating that her homosexuality was an illness.

France

France moves closer to banning so-called gay conversion therapy

MPs in the lower house of France's parliament unanimously supported a new law to ban so-called gay conversion therapy.

Switzerland

Swiss vote highlights Europe's east-west divide on gay marriage

Has the Swiss same-sex marriage vote opened up a new "Iron Curtain" when it comes to LGBT rights in Europe?

Poland

More Polish regions revoke anti-LGBT status after EU funds withdrawn

Authorities in Malopolskie said that EU financial resources were essential to the region.

Switzerland

Swiss voters overwhelmingly approve same-sex marriage in referendum

The "Marriage For All" was approved by 64.1% of voters and should come into force on July 1, 2022.

Poland

Polish region revokes anti-LGBT declaration over loss of EU funding

The Polish region of Swietokrzyskie abandoned the idea of declaring itself an "LGBT-free zone" under pressure from Brussels.

Hungary

Hungary's Orban accuses EU of blocking recovery plan over LGBT dispute

Orban claimed that the European Commission had failed to approve Hungary's coronavirus recovery plan because of their disagreements over LGBT policies.

Poland

Poland discriminated against gay mother in custody battle, says court

A Polish mother has been awarded €10,000 in damages after she lost custody of her children by starting a relationship with another woman.

Germany

Germany compensates hundreds convicted under homosexuality law

Germany's justice ministry said it had so far paid out nearly €860,000 in 249 cases.

Spain

Injuries in suspected homophobic assault in Spain were 'consensual'

A 20-year-old man has admitted that the injuries he claimed he had received in an assault by eight masked men in Madrid were actually consensual.

Travel News

Polish region wants to remain 'LGBT-free' despite risking EU funds

"LGBT-free zones" seek to ban the promotion of homosexuality and other minority sexual identities, especially in schools.

Denmark

Euroviews. Pride affects us all, not just LGBT people | View

"An attack on LGBTIQ people is never just that. It always coincides with broader implications for human rights and democracy more broadly," writes Paul Jansen from OutRight Action International.

My Europe Series

How a bill to fight homophobia has split Italy & sparked a culture war

“If you criticise the Zan bill, you’ll be accused of being a homophobe – which just isn’t conducive to having a constructive debate.”