Fundamental rights of LGBTQ + eroding because they are armed by conservative forces – Politico

In countries like Italy, Belgium or Romania, right -wing conservative groups have accused the LGBTQ + community of “undermining family values ​​and destabilizing society” and used discriminatory speeches during electoral periods. This is also used also to justify the introduction of legislation restricting fundamental freedoms and so-called “anti-LGBT propaganda”, according to the report.

In Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal, local authorities have reported “a significant increase in crimes motivated by perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and / or gender expression” , noted Ilga-Europe.

“There is a tendency to instrumentalize the so-called protection of young people as a hope of spreading fear and division,” said the Italian member of the European Parliament Alessandro Zan of the socialist and center-left democrats during a event in Parliament. “The discriminatory measures proposed in Hungary and Slovakia and the successful resolution in Italy against the so-called gender ideology distributes hatred and discrimination through Europe … These measures harm children, families and workers,” said -It added.

Chaber, the Executive Director of Ilga-Europe, also said that attacks on LGBTQ + people are becoming “the law of law testing democracy itself”.

“In all of Europe and Central Asia, governments use anti-LGBTI rhetoric to justify restrictions on freedom of expression, civil society and equitable elections,” said Chaber, adding that “what” Begins as an attack on LGBTI rights quickly turns into a broader aggression on the rights and freedoms of all individuals in society. »»

Ana Carla Pereira, director of equality and non-discrimination at the European Commission Ministry of Justice, said that “it is a very worrying image for us” and added that the Commission remains “determined to maintain And to advance LGBTQI rights ”through the block.

She also declared that at a time when the financing of civil society organizations is becoming increasingly rare, the Commission “would like to continue to provide this funding” but that it will depend on co-legislators and investments they decide to prioritize in the next long-term budget of the European Union for 2028-2034.

“I just want to confirm that these partnerships are really important to us,” said Pereira.