Guide to Europe
In our guide you will find information about various European organisations and their institutions. Europe is the most advanced continent in terms of LGBT rights. Much of the success was acheived because of the work by the national LGBT organisations and their lobbying successes at the European level. Exploring this guide you will learn how these organisations work and how their work is relevant to LGBT people.
We also aiming to build a comprehensive information resource on the situation for LGBT people in each European country and hope you will help us by providing missing information on your country!
European Union
In this section you wil find out what is the European Union and its institution as well as what relevance do they have to LGBT rights.
Also check out the Members of the European Parliament that have signed the ILGA-Europe Pledge in the connection with the election in June 2009.
Council of Europe
This section will provide information about the Council of Europe and its institution, the European Convention on Human Rights and their relevance to LGBT people
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
In this section you will find out more about the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), its institutions and their relevance to LGBT rights
Pride events in Europe
While is some European countries Pride events are festive celebrations of diversity, in other countries LGBT people are being prevented by the state to even organise a Pride parade, or when daring to come out to the streets, they are facing fierce opposition, assaults and violence.
