Czech marriage equality bill faces uncertain future after “historic vote”
Prague, Czech Republic – Despite the Czech Republic inching closer to legalising same-sex marriage following Thursday’s “historic vote“, the fateContinue Reading
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Czech Republic to vote on legalisation of same-sex marriage
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Parliament is due to discuss a bill on the legalisation of same-sex marriage tomorrow.Continue Reading
Poland to introduce adoption ban for gay people, even as single parents
Warsaw, Poland – People living in same-sex couples will be banned from adopting children even as single parents, the PolishContinue Reading
“I’d like to see the Czech Republic accept gender inequality as an issue”
Prague, Czech Republic – For International Women’s Day, an interview with Hana Stelzerová – Director of the Czech Women’s LobbyContinue Reading
Polish LGBT activist ranked in TIME’s “100 emerging leaders”
Warsaw, Poland – Polish LGBT activist, filmmaker and photographer Bart Staszewski has been chosen by TIME magazine as one ofContinue Reading
From passive tolerance to acceptance: Czech activists fight to bring LGBT rights out of the closet
Prague, Czech Republic – Regularly branded as the most progressive of the former Eastern Bloc countries, the secular Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Hungarian MEP admits to attending illegal sex party in Brussels
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Hungarian member of the European Parliament József Szájer, who had announced his resignation as an MEP onContinue Reading
Poland and Hungary oppose EU’s foreign policy gender equality agenda
Warsaw, Poland – An EU plan to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment and LGBT rights as part of its foreignContinue Reading
Hungary’s crusade against LGBTQI people continues amidst the pandemic
Despite skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and deaths, the party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán still prioritises restricting LGBTQI rights over saving citizens. AsContinue Reading
No rest for the wicked, or how Fidesz is exploiting the pandemic
On the same day as the Hungarian Parliament approved of the re-introduction of the state of emergency to fight againstContinue Reading
LGBT rights in Slovakia: Any changes on the horizon?
Bratislava, Slovakia – In March 2019, Zuzana Čaputová, became the first female President of Slovakia, with a campaign built onContinue Reading
Fifty ambassadors “pay tribute” to LGBTI community in Poland
WARSAW, POLAND – In an open letter coordinated by the Embassy of Belgium, fifty ambassadors and representatives of international organizations inContinue Reading
Opinion: “A line has now been crossed in Poland”
On Friday, Warsaw police detained 48 people during an LGBT protest after a court ordered the two-month detention of Margot,Continue Reading
U.S. Ambassador downplays EU criticism of Poland on rule of law
Warsaw, Poland – U.S. Ambassador in Warsaw Georgette Mosbacher downplayed the European Union’s (EU) criticism of Poland on rule ofContinue Reading
“The LGBT+ community is not protected by a single law in Poland”
The Warsaw-based Chrząszczyki Football Club is known as “Poland’s first lesbian football club”. This week, and in light of AndrzejContinue Reading