Europe News Commissioner and MEPs in Budapest to challenge Orban’s Pride ban Commissioner Hadja Lahbib and 70 MEPs travelled to Hungary to protest the banning of the Pride march - but opposition leader Peter Magyar was absent. 28/06/2025
Europe News Pro-LGBTQ+ yet anti-abortion: What's behind Malta's differing stances? The tiny Mediterranean island is one of Europe's most progressive on LGBTQ+ rights, but at the same time, it has a near-total ban on abortion. What is the reason for this dissonance? 28/06/2025
World News Budapest Pride goes ahead in defiance of Orban ban EU Commissioners and dozens of MEPs are in the Hungarian capital to attend and support the Budapest Pride march on Saturday. 28/06/2025
Hungary Orbán warns of 'legal consequences' over banned Budapest Pride march Despite a government ban, the mayor of the Hungarian capital has vowed that the annual event will take place as normal. 27/06/2025
Europe News Von der Leyen calls on Hungary to lift ban on Budapest Pride "To the LGBTIQ+ community in Hungary and beyond: I will always be your ally," Ursula von der Leyen said in a video message. 25/06/2025
Culture news Stephen Fry on J.K. Rowling: ‘She seems to be a lost cause’ Stephen Fry is trending online because the celebrate actor, author, and Harry Potter audiobook narrator reportedly said that J.K. Rowling has been “radicalised by TERFs” and is now “a lost cause” in the transgender rights debate. 19/06/2025
Europe News After 17 years, EU anti-discrimination bill hits a dead end Despite broad support from the member states, opposition from a few countries has blocked progress on the Equal Treatment directive, prompting the Commission to shift focus to non-legislative measures — a move criticised by NGOs and civil society groups. 18/06/2025
Europe News EU Commissioner Roswall expresses solidarity with LGBTQ+ community In an interview with Euronews, EU Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resilience says "anyone who wants to join in solidarity with the LGBTQ community in Hungary should do so." 30/05/2025
USA Fearing Trump ire, corporate America ditches Pride month After many years of sponsoring traditional Pride events in the United States, some big companies are yielding to pressure from the Trump administration to ditch DEI policies. 28/05/2025
Europe in Motion LGBTQ+ rights: These are the most and least progressive EU countries A new ranking shows how European countries are progressing when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights, with the UK and Hungary seeing the biggest drops. 21/05/2025
Experiences LGBTQ+ American travellers look to Europe for safer holidays Some are even visiting to seek out potential places to relocate to, according to one travel expert. 17/05/2025
Europe News MEPs protest Hungary’s Budapest Pride ban A cross-party group of MEPs plans to join Budapest Pride despite Hungary’s ban. Organisers and lawmakers urge the European Commission to take legal action, warning of broader risks to civil liberties across the EU. 16/05/2025
Culture news Who will win Eurovision 2025? Euronews Culture’s final predictions 26 countries are set to battle it out in one of the most politically charged Eurovision finals ever. Here are the three acts we believe could take home the trophy. 16/05/2025
EuroVerify Pope already hit with waves of misinformation a week into the job Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media and elsewhere. 16/05/2025
Culture news Meet the pop star singing to bring Eurovision back to Slovakia Adonxs said "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" to his native Slovakia for Prague many years ago but the candidate for Czechia tells Euronews Culture that he wants his Eurovision song to help make the contest much more popular with the government in the country of his birth. 15/05/2025
Culture news Austria's JJ hopes classical training will lead to Eurovision success Johannes Pietsch - aka: JJ - seems comfortable carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. The 24 year old Austrian-Filippino is one of the big favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest and believes his roots as a counter-tenor can help him conquer Europe. 15/05/2025
Culture news Jill Sobule, known for LGBTQ+ anthem 'I Kissed a Girl,' dies in fire Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter whose witty writing first attracted widespread attention with the gay-themed song 'I Kissed a Girl', has died in a house fire. Her 1995 hit is widely regarded as the first song with an openly gay-theme to break into the Billboard top 20 charts. 02/05/2025
Culture news Eurovision winner Nemo speaks out on UK court ruling over trans women Nemo called the ruling of Britain’s highest court an “attack on trans+ rights”. Doctors at the British Medical Association have condemned the ruling, and now, the UK's only judge to publicly say they are transgender plans to take the UK governement to the European Court of Human Rights. 30/04/2025
Europe News 'Many reject those he welcomed' - Polish LGBTQ+ community on pope Pope Francis will be associated by many of the faithful with his support for marginalised groups. This approach - while converging with the Gospel in the most profound way - was not much reflected in the conservative teachings of the Church in Poland. 26/04/2025
Lifestyle ‘Protect the dolls’: How a t-shirt became a symbol for trans rights The t-shirt, designed by Conner Ives, gained popularity when it was sported by several A-list celebrities. All proceeds from the sales are donated to US-based charity Trans Lifeline. 24/04/2025