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Several protestors march down a street, as a member of the public holds up a picture of Vladimir Putin, edited so that he is wearing makeup.

Europe
Jan 18

Russia ordered to recognise same-sex relationships by Europe’s top court

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Nov 23

Violent ‘far-right’ riots break out in Dublin following knife attack

Napoleon Bonaparte's hat

Europe
Nov 20

A hat once worn by Napoleon has sold for a record €1.9m at Paris auction

Pride parade in Krakow, Poland on 20 May 2023

Europe
Oct 16

Poland’s far-right government loses majority after years of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Polish politicians Robert Biedroń and Krzysztof Śmiszek sit on theatre chairs holding their hands out to show their wedding rings

Europe
Oct 03

Polish politician ‘marries’ partner in symbolic wedding to call for marriage equality

Greek politician Stefanos Kasselakis gives a thumbs up

Europe
Sep 26

Stefanos Kasselakis wants to become Greece’s first openly LGBTQ+ prime minister

Italian general Roberto Vannacci gives an interview to TV Network Kurdistan 24

Europe
Aug 23

Italian general who called gay people ‘not normal’ stripped of military titles

ILGA Europe’s 2023 Rainbow Map and Index

Europe
May 11

Best and worst countries to be LGBTQ+ in Europe, revealed

Europe
Jul 27

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused of ordering torture and murder of missing gay man

Person carries a large trans flag down the street

Europe
Jul 19

Yet another study reveals worrying numbers of trans suicide and mortality rates

Europe
Jul 18

Italy begins removing lesbian mums from their children’s birth certificates

On the left, the cover of graphic novel Heartstopper volume 1. On the right, Alice Oseman wearing a blue jacket.

Europe
Jul 14

Hungarian bookstore fined thousands for not concealing Heartstopper graphic novel

Rikkie Valerie Kollé crowned Miss Netherlands 2023

Europe
Jul 13

Trans Miss Netherlands winner wants to ‘thank all the haters’ after historic win

Europe
Jul 10

Polish judge backs ‘homosexuals molest children’ claim in ‘shameful’ ruling

Cork library demonstration

Europe
Jul 08

Hundreds march in solidarity with Cork library staff after vile abuse over LGBTQ+ books

Athens Pride Greece

Europe
Jul 08

Greece PM vows to legalise same-sex marriage: ‘Society is much more ready’

Europe
Jun 20

Estonia legalises same-sex marriage in historic first for a central European country

Iceland bans conversion therapy

Europe
Jun 10

Iceland passes historic conversion therapy ban and yes, it’s trans-inclusive

closeup of the hands of a man put together patterned with the flag of the european union and the rainbow flag

Europe
May 17

No EU cash for ‘anti-LGBT’ zones in Poland, European Commission confirms

News
Apr 25

Slovakia’s cruel anti-LGBTQ+ bill condemned by European Human Rights commissioner