ILGA-Europe

Although a week has passed since the ILGA-Europe Conference in Vilnius, the emotions, conversations, and inspirations that took place there are still with us. It’s one of the most important gatherings of the European LGBT+ movement, which this year, under the theme “Face Forward,” brought together over 420 participants from 55 countries, representing hundreds of organizations and initiatives working for equality. The conference featured more than 70 sessions, workshops, and meetings, including the Regional Marriage Strategy Meeting, dedicated to advancing marriage equality strategies. The Campaign Against Homophobia (Kampania Przeciw Homofobii) was represented by: Miko Czerwiński Miłosz Przepiórkowski We returned from...

This year, the annual ILGA-Europe Conference takes place in Vilnius from 22 to 26 October. The event is organised in cooperation with local partners – the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) and the Tolerant Youth Association. The conference brings together activists and allies from across Europe and Central Asia, creating space for reflection, experience-sharing, and collective planning of future directions for the equality movement. Kampania Przeciw Homofobii (Campaign Against Homophobia) is represented in Vilnius by Miko Czerwiński and Miłosz Przepiórkowski, who will spend the next few days discussing the future of our movement. This year’s theme, Facing the Future, reflects the...

Today, ILGA-Europe published its Rainbow Map & Index, ranking 49 countries based on how well they protect the human rights of LGBT+ people. Poland ranked 39th – still one of the lowest in Europe, but no longer the very last country in the European Union. Malta again came first, followed by Belgium and Iceland. Countries like Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey scored the lowest overall. For the first time in five years, Poland is no longer in the last place among EU countries. However, the country’s legal framework and law enforcement practices regarding the human rights of LGBT+ people remain among...