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    Brussels adopts new LGBTIQ+ equality strategy

    eub2By eub28 October 2025 Social Policy in the EU No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The European Commission has adopted its LGBTIQ+ equality strategy for 2026-2030, ensuring LGBTIQ+ equality is mainstreamed across all EU policies.

    Gay couple - Photo by Nicholas Swatz on Pexels

    The Commission reports that LGBTIQ+ people continue to experience disproportionate and unacceptable levels of hate, violence and discrimination. For example, around 1 in 4 LGBTIQ+ people, and almost half of trans men and trans women, have experienced some type of “conversion” practice in the form of physical or sexual violence, verbal abuse and humiliation.

    The 2026-2030 strategy fights against hatred, promotes freedom and diversity in the EU and around the world and sets out targeted measures around three main pillars, to:

    • protect LGBTIQ+ people from violence in all its forms,
    • empower LGBTIQ+ people to live free from discrimination and have equal rights in all areas of life, and
    • engage society as a whole at all levels, to advance LGBTIQ+ equality, together.

    To support Member States in banning conversion practices, the Commission says it will assess their nature, prevalence and impact on LGBTIQ+ people in view of proposing appropriate action to stop them. The Commission will notably take into account the European Citizens Initiative to ban conversion practices. The strategy will also seek to tackle hatred offline and online. For example, the Commission will set up a knowledge hub to collect intelligence on illegal hate online. This measure will enhance the monitoring of the Code of Conduct+. The Commission will further adopt an EU action plan against cyberbullying to protect minors, with particular attention to LGBTIQ+ youth.

    Equal opportunities for LGBTIQ+ people strengthen social cohesion and diverse societies foster entrepreneurship and innovation, contributing to Europe’s competitiveness. At present, the EU loses up to €89 million in GDP every year due to discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Commission will publish a report on the implementation of the Employment Equality Directive in 2026 and continue to ensure its rigorous application. Alongside this, the Commission will set out new guidance on inclusive hiring practices.

    Engagement with civil society is key when LGBTIQ+ rights and freedoms are under threat. Our existing funding under the CERV programme will continue until 2027. In the framework of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), funding will be provided under the CERV+ strand of the AgoraEU programme, which will include up to €3.6 billion to uphold equality and non-discrimination, combat gender based-violence and promote democratic participation.

    LBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030

    Implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025

    OECD report on Combatting Discrimination in the European Union

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