Refusal to grant a same-sex (non-EU) partner a residence permit was discrimination based on sexual orientation

Taddeucci and McCall v Italy
Taddeucci and McCall v Italy
Breaking down myths about religion and identities of LGBTI people
Hate speech is a pervasive phenomenon that can undermine an individual’s dignity and self-esteem.
Blocking same-sex couples from obtaining residence permits for family reunification purposes purely because of their sexual orientation is discriminatory – that is the message of equality coming from Strasbourg.
Sexual orientation and gender identity have been included as protected grounds in the anti-discrimination section of Ukraine’s Labour Code.
On Thursday (5 November 2015), only 117 members of the 450-seat parliament supported a proposal to amend the labour code.
Towards a Consistent Level of Protection Against Discrimination in Europe.
Joint statement: six months ago, organisations representing millions of EU citizens at risk of discrimination called on EU Member States to show clear commitment on the proposed Horizontal Directive on equal treatment.
Read about about ILGA-Europe's work on anti-discrimination in Europe.
In the last five years no progress at all has been made in the EU to protect people against discrimination on the grounds of age, sexual orientation, disability and religion or belief.