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Rainbow Family Rights in Europe – Part 6: The Future

23.04.2021

In the sixth and final episode in our mini-series on rainbow family rights in 2021, we’re exploring the issues coming down the line.

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ILGA-Europe’s advocacy director, Katrin Hugendubel and Björn Sieverding from the Network of European LGBTIQ Families explore the issues coming down the line in terms of rainbow family rights, including direct child-parent recognition from birth, equal opportunities for children to find new parents by adoption or foster care, access to ART (including funding), and multi-parenting possibilities.

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