Georgia: a call for change – An IGLYO Statement
On the 30th of April, Madona Kirapoidze set herself on fire in front of Tbilisi City Hall. The protest is a desperate cry for help […]
May 4, 2020
Lesbian Visibility Day 2020 – An IGLYO Statement
Today, we celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day. Besides a day in which we look back at all that has been achieved by the lesbian community and […]
April 26, 2020
IGLYO & other organisations welcome the renewal of the mandate of the Independent Expert on SOGI
(Geneva, July 12, 2019) – In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert focusing on […]
July 12, 2019
#EleNao – Solidarity with Brazil’s LGBTQI communities
The far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, was elected as the President of Brazil. IGLYO would like to express its support for the local populations at risk.
October 30, 2018
IGLYO, OII Europe & EPA launch intersex toolkit
IGLYO is proud to launch Supporting your intersex child”, a toolkit for parents, carers, relatives and siblings of intersex children.
October 26, 2018
Justice for Zak Kostopoulos
On Friday, 21st of September, the queer activist Zak Kostopoulos, active in our member organization Colour Youth, died as a consequence of brutal beatings in Athens, Greece.
October 18, 2018
IGLYO Annual Members’ Conference (#AMC2018)
IGLYO, the International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organisation, is delighted to be hosted by LGBT Youth Scotland for our Annual Members’ Conference in Edinburgh.
October 5, 2018
Joint NGO Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Horizontal Directive
On 2 July 2008, the European Commission proposed an important new anti-discrimination law. While not exhaustive, this directive could ban discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in all areas of social life, including education, housing, and access to goods and services.
July 2, 2018
IGLYO launches the LGBTQI Inclusive Education Index & Report
IGLYO’s LGBTQI Inclusive Education Index and Report provide much needed qualitative data on areas such as laws, policies, teacher training, inclusive curricula to highlight both good practices and areas for development in each country and ensure that LGBTQI learners feel safe, supported and included within state educational institutions.
January 23, 2018
Celebrating Bisexuality Visibility Day
Since 1999, the 23rd of September has been marked as an international day to highlight the struggle of the bisexual community to gain visibility both outside and inside LGBTQI spaces, to raise awareness to the stigma and the erasure of bi-identities and experiences.
September 23, 2017
Right Side NGO public statement: administrative adjustment of trans people’s name change
“Right Side” human rights defender NGO highly appreciates the changes done by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia which was made in […]
August 10, 2017
Public Statement: “Right Side” Human Rights Defender NGO was attacked
A woman pushing the office door illegally entered the office and presenting herself as an employee of Yerevan Municipality, requested the president of the NGO […]
July 7, 2017
Joint statement: IGLYO, the European Youth Forum and Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth
For the third year in a row, the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March was banned and protestors attacked by police, in fact being prevented from exercising […]
July 3, 2017
Media Statement: 4th International Intersex Forum
Between the 20th and 23rd of April 2017, a Fourth International Intersex Forum was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The world’s largest intersex human rights forum to date […]
April 28, 2017
International Women’s Day – IGLYO and Young Feminist Europe Joint Statement on Intersectionality
Each year the 8th of March, feminists and human rights activists gather to shed light on our continued struggle for equality and to celebrate our […]
March 8, 2017
We Are Here: A Message for Intersex Youth
MEDIA RELEASE: 10:00 CET, WEDNESDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2016 Intersex young people speak out about their experiences, to raise visibility and reach out to others through IGLYO’s new film, ‘We Are […]
October 26, 2016
Today, 23 September, We Celebrate Bisexuality Visibility Day
23 September – Today we celebrate Bisexuality Visibility Day, an international awareness day combatting bisexual invisibility. The International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO) seizes […]
September 23, 2016
IGLYO stands in solidarity with Uganda Pride and Ugandan LGBTQI persons and condemns the human rights violations by authorities on August 4th
On the 4th of August the Ugandan police force stormed and raided a private party at Club Venom hosting the Mr/Ms/Mx Pride Uganda pageant during […]
August 15, 2016
Jourová shows the European Commission’s support of LGBTI rights at EuroPride 2016
As part of the European Commission’s new LGBTI campaign, Commissioner Jourová attended EuroPride 2016 on their campaign boat- ‘We Share The Same Dreams’. IGLYO Co-Chair, […]
August 8, 2016
European Day for Victims of Hate Crime
Today, the 22nd of July, is the European Day for Victims of Hate Crime. The International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO) would therefore like […]
July 22, 2016
UN adopts historic resolution to establish independent expert on LGBT
On the 30th of June 2016 the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the principal human rights organ of the UN, established the institution’s first […]
July 1, 2016
IGLYO supports the Istanbul Trans Pride and the LGBTQI Istanbul Pride
In light of recent international incidences of discrimination, hate speech, and hate crimes perpetrated against the LGBTQI community, the International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organisation […]
June 24, 2016
Call for Research Intern (5 Months)
IGLYO is excited to announce a call for a new research intern to join the IGLYO team in Brussels for 5 months. The role […]
May 30, 2016
On IDAHOT, IGLYO demands that global decision makers to stop hiding from the reality of homophobic and transphobic bullying within education
IGLYO, with support from UNESCO, and the governments of Norway and the Netherlands, has created a film and photo exhibition to highlight the difficult and […]
May 17, 2016
IGLYO urges LGBTQI activists and organisations to eliminate racism within the queer space
IGLYO calls LGBTQI activists and organisations to eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination that persists in Europe, even within the queer space Monday 21st March 2016. […]
March 21, 2016
IGLYO statement – International Women’s Day 2016
IGLYO celebrates international women’s day 2016 – turning our attention to the women in most vulnerable situations Women and our allies have made irrefutable progress […]
March 8, 2016
Joint Statement: Grave concern over recent attacks against LGBTI people in Turkey
We write to you to express our grave concern about the lack of a political response from you over recent attacks, discriminatory treatment and incitement to violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in Turkey. In particular, we denounce the ill-treatment Kemal Ördek, co-founder of the Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association (Kırmızı Şemsiye) and previous TGEU co-chair, suffered at the Esat Police Station (ANKARA) on Sunday, July 5, 2015.
July 28, 2015
Statement: Joint Appeal to the German Federal Government
Towards a Consistent Level of Protection Against Discrimination in Europe Overcoming Germany’s Blocking of the Proposed Equal Treatment Directive Protection against discrimination is a fundamental […]
July 23, 2015
STATEMENT: Rights of LGBTI persons cannot be subject to compromise in EU’s relations with eastern neighbours
26th June statement by some Member Organisations of IGLYO in occasion of EuroPride2015. On 15-20 June 2015, LGBTI organisations from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine […]
July 2, 2015
IGLYO signs joint statement on EU equal treatment law
EU equal treatment law: time for Member States to act Brussels, 5 December 2014 – As EU Member States’ representatives prepare for 11 December’s EPSCO […]
December 8, 2014
