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49-750: ILGA-Europe was founded in 1996, when its parent organisation, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association , established separate regions. It took over responsibility for supporting the development of the LGBT movement in Europe including Transgender Europe , Inter-LGBT , and for relationships with the European Union , Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe . Initially ILGA-Europe worked entirely on

98-467: A new and more inclusive group name had to be found. The group was going to be named Alliance of Socialists and Democrats for Europe (ASDE) but this was seemed too similar to Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). The name Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was suggested on 18 June by group president Martin Schulz and it was renamed on 23 June 2009. The English abbreviation

147-454: A resolution condemning pedophilia. In June 1994, these groups were expelled from the organization. Later applications for ECOSOC consulatative status were declined in 2002 and 2006, with ILGA alleging external influence from Egypt and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the latter instance. In June 2011, the ECOSOC finally granted consultative status to ILGA after a 29 to 14 vote, despite

196-412: Is a poor indicator to assess levels of enforcement, as arrests and detentions without formal judicial proceedings are the predominant methods of enforcing criminalizing provisions. In many countries, individuals can be detained for extended periods, ranging from several days to weeks or even months, without any form of judicial or administrative review. The report also highlights the fluctuating nature of

245-561: Is affiliated with the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International . Until the 1999 European Parliament elections , it was the largest group in the Parliament, but since then it has always been the second-largest group. During the eighth EU Parliament Assembly , the S&;D was the only Parliament group with representation from all 27 EU member states . In the current EU Parliament

294-416: Is available can experience sudden and unexpected shifts in their approach to these provisions. In 2016, ILGA published its 2016 Global Attitudes Survey on LGBTI People . The principal subject surveyed was attitudes about "sexual orientation." Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats ( S&D ) is the political group in

343-590: Is the first publication specifically focusing on the enforcement of laws that criminalize consensual same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender expressions at a global level. It goes beyond the black letter law to track how these provisions are effectively enforced. The first edition was published in December 2021 and it reviewed over 900 instances in which law enforcement authorities have subjected LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse individuals to fines, arbitrary arrests, prosecutions, corporal punishments, imprisonments, and potentially even

392-601: The 2014 European Parliament election , ILGA-Europe promoted its Come Out 2014 European Election Pledge to candidate MEPs , which focused on priority LGBTI issues for the 2014–2019 Parliament: an EU roadmap on LGBTI equality; EU human rights enforcement; completing the EU Anti-Discrimination directive; combating homophobic and transphobic violence; an inclusive definition of 'family'; trans rights and depatholigisation ; action against school bullying; health discrimination and inequalities; LGBTI asylum seekers ; and making

441-729: The Brazilian Resolution , now advocates for LGBT rights on the international level. ILGA obtained consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in mid-1993. Statements were made in the name of ILGA in the 1993 and 1994 sessions of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and in the 1994 session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights . ILGA's NGO status

490-791: The EU Member States and the accession countries . Financial support from the Sigrid Rausing Trust, the Open Society Institute, Freedom House , the US State Department and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands allows ILGA-Europe to extend its work in areas not covered by EU funding, including Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and on transgender issues. ILGA-Europe has hosted its annual conference at

539-591: The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia . It reviews the human rights situation and assesses what life is like for LGBTI people in every European country, covering discrimination, family recognition, hate speech/crimes, gender recognition, freedom of assembly, association and express, and asylum laws. Since 2016 Malta has topped the rankings; in 2021 it was rated to have 94% progress toward respect of human rights and full equality, and in 2023 sits 13 percentage points ahead of Belgium and

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588-470: The Israel–Hamas war and to human rights violations. Aguda, expressing disappointment over the decision, stated its intention to appeal the suspension, while its chairwoman also stated that it had "zero intentions of groveling or begging". According to its constitution, ILGA has a world conference in which all of its member organisations can attend. The world conference normally sets the time and place for

637-587: The Single European Act came into force and the group began co-operating with the European People's Party (EPP) to secure the majorities needed under the cooperation procedure . The left–right coalition between the Socialists and EPP has dominated the Parliament since then. Further, with some exceptions, the post of President of the Parliament has alternated between the two groups ever since. Meanwhile,

686-590: The criminalization of homosexuality based on the common law tradition, the activists adopted a human rights based framing and focused on international courts , especially the European Court of Human Rights as it was easier to access. ILGA was involved in the Dudgeon v. United Kingdom (1981) and Norris v. Ireland (1988) cases that led to the repeal of laws criminalizing homosexuality in Northern Ireland and

735-555: The 2012 Conference took place in Stockholm, and the 2014 Conference took place in Mexico City. Protests often made the conferences that the organization held more dramatic and having more negative attention then would've been wanted. A problem encountered was financial in nature which recently came to a head when an ILGA conference actually had to be postponed because of lack of funding . In 2022, ILGA held its first world conference since

784-466: The Denmark in joint second place. In 2023 Azerbaijan was ranked as the worst for LGBTI equality, scoring just 2%, closely followed by Russia, Armenia and Turkey. The biggest increase since the 2013 review, was that of Malta - increasing by 54 percentage points, followed by Luxembourg with a 40 point gain. A summary of all Rainbow Europe scores since 2013 (when scores were standardised as a %) are given in

833-699: The EU champion LGBTI rights worldwide. 187 elected MEPs (25 percent) signed the pledge, including 83 members of the PES , 14 ALDE members and 14 from the EPP . Today ILGA-Europe has more than 20 staff who work in four areas: Advocacy, Communications, Finance and Administration, and Programmes. All are based at the organisation's office in the European Quarter in Brussels. Each May, ILGA-Europe releases its Rainbow Europe review, to mark

882-627: The European Parliament of the Party of European Socialists (PES). The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was officially founded as a Socialist Group on 29 June 1953, which makes it the second oldest political group in the European Parliament after the European People's Party Group (EPP Group). It adopted its present-day name on 23 June 2009. Centre-left in orientation, the group mostly comprises social democratic parties and

931-475: The European Parliament from the group, see President of the European Parliament . The group is led by a President and a Bureau of vice-presidents. There is also a Treasurer and a Secretary General. Presidents of the group include: Following the 2019 European elections, S&D Members elected their new political Bureau made up of the President Iratxe García Pérez , nine vice-presidents and

980-664: The Human Rights Council, working with members to help their government improve LGBTI rights, ensuring LGBTI members are not forgotten in international law, and advocating for LBTI women's issues at the Commission on the Status of Women. The International Lesbian and Gay Association was founded in 1978 by activists from United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Australia, the United States, and elsewhere. Finding it difficult to repeal

1029-563: The Parliament refused to approve the Santer Commission 's handling of the EU budget . Allegations of corruption centred on two PES Commissioners, Édith Cresson and Manuel Marín . The group initially supported the Commission but later withdrew their support, forcing the Commission to resign. The group was renamed again to the Socialist Group in the European Parliament on 20 July 2004, and

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1078-506: The Republic of Ireland. At the same time, it worked on cases related to unequal ages of consent, military service, transgender rights, asylum and housing rights, but these did not lead to a successful outcome. The Coventry conference also called upon Amnesty International (AI) to take up the issue of persecution of lesbians and gays. After a 13-year campaign AI made the human rights of lesbians and gays part of its mandate in 1991 and, following

1127-680: The S&D is currently composed of 136 members from 25 member states. In the European Council , eight out of 27 heads of state and government belong to PES parties and in the European Commission , 8 out of 27 Commissioners come from PES parties. The Socialist Group was one of the first three groups to be created when it was founded on 23 June 1953 in the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community . The Common Assembly

1176-1047: The States in the United Nations. Of these 72 countries, 33 are in Africa, 23 are in Asia, 11 are in the Americas, and six are in Oceania. Historian Samuel Clowes Huneke criticized ILGA maps for showing most Western and non-Western countries in different colors, stating that while "This division probably make sense to the casual observer... queer scholars and activists have noted that it also has colonial overtones". In February 2020, ILGA launched Curbing Deception - A Comprehensive Global Survey on Legal Restrictions of 'Conversion Therapies' . This research report examines laws at both national and subnational levels that prohibit efforts to change sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Additionally,

1225-517: The adoption of the proposed EU Anti-Discrimination Directive , that would ban discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, religion or belief and sexual orientation in all areas of EU competence . It also uses strategic litigation at the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice to end discrimination, by identifying gaps in protections, encouraging organisations and individuals to develop court cases, and support such cases with legal resources and amicus curiae briefs. For

1274-641: The basis of volunteer resources. However, in 2001, its potential contribution to the European Union's anti-discrimination policies (established under Article 13 of the Treaty of Amsterdam ) was recognised through the provision of core funding, currently through the PROGRESS Programme. This enabled ILGA-Europe to set up an office in Brussels, to recruit permanent staff, and to conduct an extensive programme of work in relation to sexual orientation discrimination within

1323-599: The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Long Beach, California . With a move to include intersex people in its remit, ILGA and ILGA-Europe have sponsored the only international gathering of intersex activists and organisations. The International Intersex Forum has taken place annually since 2011. The third forum was held in Malta with 34 people representing 30 organisations "from all continents". The closing statement affirmed

1372-593: The contribution of individuals. In 2020, the total income of ILGA amounted to 2,213,268 CHF . In 2011, ILGA released its State-Sponsored Homophobia Report and map that brings to light 75 countries that still criminalize same-sex relationships between two consenting adults. These countries are mainly in Africa and in Asia. In 2016, ILGA released an updated version of the State-Sponsored Homophobia Report . The report found that "same-sex sexual acts" are illegal in 72 countries. These countries are 37% of

1421-463: The death penalty. The report provides evidence revealing the significant underreporting of arrests and prosecutions across different countries. It highlights the notable gap between official records on enforcement published by certain governments (such as Morocco, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka) and the number of instances documented through alternative sources collected by ILGA World for this report. The report also found that judicial prosecution

1470-533: The end of October, since 2000, where member organisations elect the executive board and decide on the next year's working priorities. ILGA-Europe works to promote equality and non-discrimination for LGBTI people in asylum , education , employment , family law , freedom of assembly , hate crime , hate speech and health ; and works worldwide to protect human rights defenders , trans people and intersex people. The Association provides funding and training for its 500 member organisations, " to maximise efficiency and

1519-506: The enforcement of criminalizing provisions, which can vary in frequency and intensity over time, with periods characterized by a significant increase in documented instances, followed by periods with no recorded or documented cases of enforcement. The report found that in many criminalizing countries, authorities and law enforcement officials sporadically enforce these provisions in ways that are often unpredictable. Even countries that are considered "safe" or where little information on enforcement

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1568-552: The existence of intersex people, reaffirmed "the principles of the First and Second International Intersex Fora and extend the demands aiming to end discrimination against intersex people and to ensure the right of bodily integrity, physical autonomy and self-determination ". For the first time, participants made a statement on birth registrations, in addition to other human rights issues. ILGA's main source of income are donations from governments, organizations, private foundations, amongst

1617-470: The first time, participants made a statement on birth registrations , in addition to other human rights issues. International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association ( ILGA ) is a LGBTQ+ rights organization. It participates in a multitude of agendas within the United Nations, such as creating visibility for LGBTQ+ issues by conducting advocacy and outreach at

1666-537: The full formal group name was Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and the abbreviation was S&D . The S&D Group joined the Progressive Alliance upon its official foundation on 22 May 2013 and is a member of the organisation's board. The group was formerly an associated organisation of the Socialist International . For presidents of

1715-632: The national parties making up the group were also organising themselves on a European level outside the Parliament, creating the Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community in 1974. The Confederation was succeeded by the Party of European Socialists (PES), in 1992. As a result, the parliamentary group was renamed the Group of the Party of European Socialists on 21 April 1993. In 1999,

1764-638: The next conference. However, the Executive Board has used its power under the constitution to set an alternative venue, in the event the venue originally set becomes unviable, as was the case in 2008, when the originally chosen venue of Quebec had to be abandoned due to difficulties encountered by the local organizing committee in raising the necessary funds and the conference had to be held in Vienna instead. The 2010 ILGA world conference took place in São Paulo, Brazil,

1813-408: The report delves into a wide range of techniques historically and currently employed in an attempt to modify the sexual orientation of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals, impede transgender youth from transitioning, induce detransitioning in transgender individuals, or enforce adherence to societal stereotypes of masculinity and femininity regarding gender expression and roles. Our Identities under Arrest

1862-583: The strong opposition from African and Islamic countries. Consultative status gives the ILGA the ability to attend and speak at UN meetings and participate in Human Rights Council proceedings. ILGA, formerly known as International Lesbian and Gay Association, adopted its current full title, the "International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association", in 2008. ILGA has grown to include 1,600 organizations from over 150 countries to fight for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. ILGA

1911-580: The table below, as well as a comparison with the scores as released in 2013 and 2023. The most significant deterioration in LGBTI rights is that of the UK, that has decreased 33 percentage points from a peak of 86% in 2015. To include intersex people in its remit, ILGA-Europe and ILGA have jointly sponsored the only international gathering of intersex activists and organisations. The International Intersex Forum has taken place in Europe annually since 2011. The third forum

1960-404: The treasurer. As a consequence of Brexit, British S&D Member Claude Moraes had to resign from his position as vice-president. Marek Belka has been appointed the new vice-president. Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the current legislature in 2014 Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the 2009 legislature: Previous vice-presidents of

2009-511: The use of resources by LGBTI organisations in working towards achievement of their goals; to maximise the impact of advocacy work at the European level; to ensure sustainability of the LGBTI movement in Europe. " ILGA-Europe works with EU Institutions , the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to promote equality by lobbying and advocacy, including supporting

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2058-537: Was suspended in September 1994 due to the group's perceived ties with pro-pedophilia organizations such as the North American Man/Boy Love Association . According to then ILGA Secretary-General Hans Hjerpekjon, NAMBLA had officially affiliated with ILGA early in the group's history when it was loosely structured and lacked any formal admission criteria, and had not withdrawn despite ILGA adopting

2107-650: Was given a different logo, to further distinguish the PES group organisation from the PES European political party . In 2007, the Socialist Group was the second largest group in Parliament, with MEPs from all but two member states, Latvia and Cyprus. However, the 2009 European election saw a reduction in the number of PES MEPs returned from 2004. The group sought additional members in the Democratic Party of Italy, which

2156-405: Was held in Malta in 2013 with 34 people representing 30 organisations from all continents. The closing statement affirmed the existence of intersex people, reaffirmed "the principles of the First and Second International Intersex Fora and extend the demands aiming to end discrimination against intersex people and to ensure the right of bodily integrity, physical autonomy and self-determination". For

2205-400: Was initially unclear, being variously reported as PASD, S&D Group or PASDE. Dissatisfaction by Socialist MEPs towards the new name led Martin Schulz to admit that the name was still under consideration and that the group was to be referred to as the "Socialists and Democrats" until a final title was chosen. On 14 July 2009, the first day of the constitutive session of the 2009–2014 term,

2254-636: Was involved in getting the World Health Organization to drop homosexuality from its list of illnesses. On 29 October 2024, the ILGA cancelled a bid from Israeli member organization Aguda , due to be voted on at the 2024 World Conference in Cape Town , to hold an upcoming Conference in 2026 or 2027 in Tel Aviv , following protests from South African delegates and member organizations over human rights and apartheid concerns. Aguda's membership in ILGA

2303-783: Was not affiliated to the PES in 2009. By the conclusion of the 2004–2009 parliamentary term, the Democratic Party had 8 MEPs in the Socialist Group (coming from the Democrats of the Left ), but also had eight MEPs in ALDE Group (coming from the Daisy ). The Democratic Party is a big tent centre-left party, strongly influenced by social democracy and the Christian left , and had MEPs who were former Christian Democrats or had other political views. As such,

2352-415: Was suspended and placed under review. Prior to the announcement, an emergency motion requesting the dismissal of the bid had been signed by over 70 member organizations worldwide. ILGA had previously made a statement on 22 October regarding concern over Aguda's bid in which it stated that it did not formally endorse any host proposals until they were voted on by membership, and reaffirming its opposition to

2401-470: Was the predecessor of the European Parliament. A group bureau and secretariat was established in Luxembourg . The group continued through the creation of the appointed Parliament in 1958 and, when the Parliament became an elected body in 1979 following the first European election , the group became the largest in terms of returned MEPs . It has ever since remained the largest or second-largest Group. In 1987,

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