LGBT issues
This section contains find information on various aspects affecting the lives and rights of LGBT people in Europe.
There are many areas of life where LGBT people in Europe face discrimination and prejudice. This section is dedicated to reflecting these issues and collecting information, resources, and other relevant data. If you work or are involved in a project in one of these areas or you know of an organisation or useful resource relevant to these issues, please
let us know.
Asylum and immigration
Safety elsewhere
Employment
The introduction in 2000 of the EU Directive prohibiting discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation represented an unexpected an much welcomed advance in the progress toward real equality for LGB people.
International
The situation for LGBT people and their rights is very different around the world. If in some European countries same-sex partners can marry and sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by law, in some countries throughout the world LGBT people are subjected to discrimination and in the worst case - death penalty.
Marriage and partnership
ILGA-Europe campaigns for the legal recognition of same-sex families.
Parenting
ILGA-Europe campaigns for equal parenting rights to same-sex partners.
