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LGBTI equality

Campaign lowdown

Why we work on sexual orientation and gender identity issues

We all have the right to be treated as equals, regardless of our gender identity or sexuality. But being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual or intersex is a crime in many countries around the world.

Love is a human right. Find out why.
How to

Gender identity for beginners: a guide to being a great trans ally

An introduction to gender with advice on how to support trans people and be a great trans ally.

Northern Ireland: first same-sex marriage takes place

Cáitlín and Holly are amongst the first same-sex couple to be married legally in Northern Ireland.

Turkey: Ban on METU Pride march 'deeply disturbing'

Pride event due to be held tomorrow at METU banned by the university because it would ‘threaten the university’s reputation’

Covid-19: Pandemic restrictions magnified discrimination against marginalised groups - new report

Report reveals ‘a grossly disproportionate effect on those who already faced systematic discrimination’

Greece: Acquittal of police officers in LGBTI activist killing 'beggars belief'

Zak Kostopoulos, queer activist and drag artist, was brutally beaten by two men after entering a jewellery shop in central Athens

UK: Conversion therapy ban without trans and non-binary people is 'not a real ban'

So-called ‘conversion therapy’ can constitute torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and should be stamped out now with no excuses.
Kuwait

Kuwait: repeal of notorious 'imitation of opposite sex' law hailed as victory for trans rights

Amnesty reponse to the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court’s decision today to overturn a notorious law - Article 198 of the Penal Code - which criminalised “imitation of the opposite sex”, with the court saying the law had violated a constitutional right to personal freedom.

Poland: 'Witch-hunt' against LGBTI activists must end after rainbow halo case

LGBTI campaigners Elżbieta, Anna and Joanna were tried for ‘offending religious beliefs’

Russia: LGBT-Network and human rights lawyers branded 'foreign agents' is 'beyond shameful'

Reprisals against human rights defenders and civil society organisations must stop
Bulgaria

Bulgaria: presidential candidate must be fully investigated for alleged anti-LGBTI attack

Amnesty International is calling for a full investigation into an incident at the weekend where a presidential candidate reportedly assaulted a woman during an attack by ultra-nationalists on an LGBTI community centre in Bulgaria.

UK: 'Worrying loopholes' in LGBT+ conversion therapy consultation

We need a comprehensive ban on these abhorrent practices without delay.

Turkey: Pride participants acquitted in 'victory for justice'

Ankara Criminal Court acquitted 18 students and an academic who were prosecuted for taking part in a campus-based Pride parade in May 2019

Switzerland: Yes vote on same-sex marriage a 'historic' moment

People in Switzerland have voted in a referendum to make same-sex marriage legal

UK: London Pride cancelled but we must continue to 'stand up for LGBTI+ rights'

Pride in London has been cancelled for the second year due to the coronavirus restrictions

UK: Amnesty brings 'conversion therapy' torture ban message to Downing Street

Amnesty brings 'conversion therapy' torture ban message to Downing Street

Hungary: Orbán's government passes anti-LGBTI law marking a 'dark day' in the country

The Hungarian government has passed a law to ban the promotion of LGBTI and gender change issues in education and advertising

Hungary: Orbán continues 'brazen' attack on LGBTI people

The Hungarian government has proposed a law to ban the promotion of LGBTI and gender change issues in education and advertising
Iran

Iran: brutal murder of gay man must be fully investigated

Amnesty International is calling for a full investigation into the horrifying murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared, a 20-year-old gay man killed in Iran earlier this month.

UK: Conversion therapy ban must include harmful religious practices

Conversion therapy has no place in our society - it is a bogus practice and a clear breach of human rights.

Japan: Court ruling on same-sex marriage ban is 'groundbreaking'

First-ever ruling on marriage equality in Japan finds current ban unconstitutional. Ruling comes after lawsuit brought by three same-sex couples for psychological damage