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ILGA-Europe

ILGA-Europe are the European Region of the International Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Intersex As

ILGA-Europe in a brief...

- ILGA-Europe is the European Region of the International Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Intersex Association
- ILGA-Europe works for equality and human rights for le***an, gay, bisexual, trans & intersex (LGBTI) people at the European level
- ILGA-Europe is an international non-governmental umbrella organisation bringing together 600+ organisations from 54 countries in

Europe and Central Asia
- ILGA-Europe was established as a separate region of ILGA and an independent legal entity in 1996. ILGA was established in 1978
- ILGA-Europe advocates for human rights and equality for LGBTI people at the European level, before organisations such as the European Union (EU), the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- ILGA-Europe strengthens the European and Central Asian LGBTI movement by providing trainings and support to its member organisations and other LGBTI groups on lobbying, advocacy, fundraising, litigation, organisational development and communications
- ILGA-Europe has its office in Brussels - look here for its current staff members.
- Since 1997 ILGA-Europe enjoys participative status at the Council of Europe
- Since 2001 ILGA-Europe receives its largest funding from the European Commission
- Since 2006 ILGA-Europe enjoys consultative status at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and therefore also advocates for equality and human rights of LGBTI people at the UN level.

01/06/2026

The UK government has put a revised Code of Practice before parliament, which, if adopted, will intensify the serious regression of basic human rights that trans people are experiencing across the UK, and can similarly affect intersex people.

The implementation of this Code will mean that trans and intersex people are segregated when accessing basic services such as hospitals, changing rooms, bathrooms and violence support services.

It will result in the exclusion of trans and intersex people from public life, and may lead some to avoid public spaces altogether. It would also leave individuals and businesses to deal with decisions about who can access services, while costing millions of pounds to follow the new rules.

Next year, the UK and the Council of Europe will host the 2027 IDAHOT+ Forum, Europe’s leading annual LGBTI conference. Ongoing threats to the rights and security of trans, non-binary and intersex people raise serious questions in this context.

Together with TGEU - Trans Europe and Central Asia, IGLYO, OII Europe, ELC Eurocentralasian Le***an Community, Rainbow Cities Network, the European Pride Business Network and European Forum of Lgbti+ Christian Groups, we are demanding answers: how can trans, non-binary and intersex people participate in the IDAHOT+ Forum in 2027 feel safe in a country where trans people are actively vilified?

In the last five years, the UK Government has completely and systematically failed trans people across healthcare, education, and public and private life. This draft Code comes as part of a wider pattern of regression on the rights of trans people in the UK.

In 2021, the UK ranked 10th on the ILGA-Europe , while in 2026, it ranks 22nd, its lowest historic position. The UK cannot claim to champion LGBTI rights while allowing them to be stripped away at home

We stand in solidarity with trans, non-binary and intersex people in the UK.

Read more in our full statement at ilga-europe.org/news/new-uk-draft-code-of-practice-intensifies-exclusion-of-trans-people/

Photo credit: London Trans+ Pride

30/05/2026

Join us at the ILGA-Europe Equality Fundraiser: 30th Birthday Edition on June 3 in Brussels, because…

Thirty years of progress is worth celebrating. It’s also worth defending.

Did you know that in 2018, the EU’s top court ruled that the term spouse includes same-sex spouses under freedom of movement laws?

“Our long-term work with Romanian LGBTI groups, including Accept and Adrien Coman and his husband, helped lead to this important ruling,” says our Deputy Director Katrin Hugendubel.

“Now we’re focused on making sure this decision actually changes lives. We work with partners across the EU to push countries to apply the ruling properly and EU institutions to use their power to ensure full respect of the decision; and share knowledge to inform future litigation so that European case law builds on it and goes further in protecting LGBTI people and their families across Europe.”

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29/05/2026

Good news this Friday! Green light for 2026 Budapest Pride: Today the city’s Chief of Police said that "there have been no reasons to ban it".

We welcome the very positive news for democracy and freedom of assembly in the EU.

As the legal basis for the Pride ban is the anti-LGBTI amendments of Hungary’s so-called Child Protection Act, which the CJEU ruled is in violation of EU law, we hope to see these discriminatory amendments repealed in the near future.

29/05/2026

30 years of fighting, winning, loving, and dancing. And at the ILGA-Europe Equality Fundraiser 30th Birthday Edition, we’re celebrating ALL of it. Because it’s work worth celebrating together.

30 YEARS OF DANCEFLOOR CLASSICS

The Sewer Brats are bringing three decades of floor-shaking q***r anthemic classics, every track is a tribute to the movement that changed Europe.

✊ 30 years of progress worth celebrating.
✊ 30 years of progress worth fighting for.

Wednesday, 3 June from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM at La Bellone.

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28/05/2026

Some moments you just have to show up for.

We are proud to announce that TRINXX will be performing at the ILGA-Europe Equality Fundraiser 30th Birthday Edition, a celebration of 30 years of fighting for love, freedom, and the right to simply be yourself.

Trinxx dance because they believe in a world where you get to be exactly who you are. No apologies. No permission needed.

✊ 30 years of progress worth celebrating.
✊ 30 years of progress worth fighting for.

Wednesday, 3 June from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM at La Bellone.

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27/05/2026

Join us at the ILGA-Europe Equality Fundraiser: 30th Birthday Edition on June 3 in Brussels, because…

Thirty years of progress is worth celebrating. It’s also worth defending.

Did you know that on 12 March 2026, the EU's top court established that access to legal gender recognition is a prerequisite for trans people to fully enjoy their right to free movement?

The landmark CJEU ruling found that Bulgaria's refusal to grant legal gender recognition to a trans woman who moved to Italy violates EU law, setting an important precedent for trans rights across the EU.

“ILGA-Europe played a key role in securing this ruling by working with TGEU to find legal counsel for the applicant, support the development of a strong legal strategy before the Court and mobilise supportive member states to intervene before the Court.” - Marie-Hélène Ludwig, ILGA-Europe’s Senior Strategic Litigation Advisor

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26/05/2026

Join us at the ILGA-Europe Equality Fundraiser: 30th Birthday Edition on June 3 in Brussels, because…

Thirty years of progress is worth celebrating. It’s also worth defending.

Did you know that in 2020, the European Commission launched its first ever LGBTIQ strategy?

“The first EU LGBTI Strategy was a decade in the making, a true testament to what ILGA-Europe does best: a Brussels team with the know-how to work constructively across all EU institutions, our members building political will from the ground up, and broad alliances amplifying and strengthening our case. The Strategy turned reliance on individual champions into institutional commitment. It was a signal that the EU as a whole was owning responsibility for driving change, with a mandate and measurable actions to be held accountable to.” - Evelyne Paradis, Executive Director of ILGA-Europe 2010 - 2023

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25/05/2026

Join us at the ILGA-Europe Equality Fundraiser: 30th Birthday Edition on June 3 in Brussels, because…

Thirty years of progress is worth celebrating. It’s also worth defending.

Did you know that in 2010, the Council of Europe told its member states to stop discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity?

“The Council of Europe work was about making life more equal for LGBT people across the whole continent. The gap between what was legally possible and culturally accepted in eastern and western Europe was significant, and the goal was to gradually close that gap.

“The Recommendation gave countries a common framework to work from, and national organisations could use it to push their own governments to act, with the Council of Europe keeping an eye on progress through regular reporting.
“This approach later became the model the EU used for national strategies. But because the Council of Europe covers more countries than the EU and moved first, ILGA-Europe was able to start supporting countries in building their own national frameworks much earlier and in places the EU couldn't reach.” Patricia Prendiville, Executive Director, ILGA-Europe 2004 - 2009

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22/05/2026

Join us at the ILGA-Europe Equality Fundraiser: 30th Birthday Edition on June 3 in Brussels, because…

Thirty years of progress is worth celebrating. It’s also worth defending.

Did you know that in 1999, the first LGBT Intergroup was established at the European Parliament?

“The formation of the LGBT+ intergroup in 1999 was a decisive recognition of the rights of LGBT+ people across the European Union, and beyond, that had to be promoted and defended. It became the most successful intergroup of the European Parliament. ILGA Europe were crucial in driving forward the intergroup from the very beginning and with our brilliant staff members ensured a dynamic focus on achieving equality. This approach is needed now more than ever.” – Lord Michael Cashman, MEP from 1999 to 2014.

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