Sexual orientation

This website contains information about sexual orientation law in Europe, including an overview of the major judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, a chronological overview of the main legislative steps in the process of legal recognition of homosexuality in European countries, conference announcements, links to major comparative studies and to other publications, etc. - [Read more]

This joint report by IGLYO and ILGA-Europe is a response to the need to bring attention to the social exclusion of young LGBT people in Europe and to put the issue on the agenda of national and European policy-makers. This publication highlights the effect that discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation and gender identity has on young LGBT people’s capacity to be socially included and to become active citizens. - [Read more]

This comparative study of nine European countries documents the ways in which same-sex partners have gained access to 33 of the most important legal consequences of marriage. It highlights the areas in which full equality between same-sex and different-sex partners has not yet been established.The study has been commissioned and published by the Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques in Paris. - [Read more]

This research project is the first of its size and scope has to be carried out among LGBT communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova and Romania. As such, the initiative is of groundbreaking importance and the data collected will serve to inform ongoing advocacy and policy work. - [Read more]

This handbook has been designed for people and organisations who arethinking of monitoring human rights abuses occurring during Pridemarches. The human rights monitoring technique described here is theobservation of marches by independent observers.The handbook looks at different aspects of observing Pride marches. Itexplains briefly the principles of human rights monitoring. It lists relevant human rights instruments which can be invoked when a Pride march is banned or violent. - [Read more]