Homophobia remains a stain on our free and open society
16/05/2012
On the eve of the International Day against Homophobia, the Group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) calls on EU institutions, Member States and international organizations to continue the fight against...
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Montenegro must guarantee security for gay pride event
18/05/2011
Jelko Kacin, MEP (LDS, Slovenia) has called on the authorities of Montenegro to support and guarantee the security for the first ever Montenegro Gay Pride, which was planned for 31 May, but cancelled due to violent incidents in...
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Homophobia: ALDE calls for frank debate between EU and ACP country partners
16/05/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the ALDE group said: "Tomorrow we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia - the anniversary of the deletion of homosexuality from the World Health Organisation's list of sicknesses. This...
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Liberals and Democrats call on the Lithuanian authorities to respect LGBT Rights
19/11/2010
The ALDE group is calling on the Lithuanian authorities to respect freedom of expression and of assembly and to reject proposals introducing a fine for "public promotion of homosexual relations", i.e. equality marches for LGBT...
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Serbian Gay Rights parade marred by violence
11/10/2010
The first Gay Pride parade in Serbia since a march in 2001 took place yesterday amid violent clashes provoked by far-right extremists
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ALDE: Human rights of LGBT persons don't stop at Member States' borders
07/09/2010
"The right to freely choose one's partner in life is the most basic, personal, intimate one and no Member State has the right to deny people who are legitimate partners from enjoying their legal rights as a couple." says Sophie...
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International Day Against Homophobia 2010
17/05/2010
ALDE activities in support of equality and non-discrimination.
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ALDE calls on Lithuanian authorities to allow Baltic gay pride event to go ahead
05/05/2010
The authorisation for the Baltic Gay Pride planned for Friday 7th and 8th of May in Vilnius (Lithuania) has been revoked today by a Court following an application by the acting Attorney General and by a member of the Kaunas City...
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European Parliament: no place for homophobic legislation in Europe
17/09/2009
Today the European Parliament in its Plenary in Strasbourg adopted a resolution initiated by ALDE members on the Lithuanian law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information.
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