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La Unión Europea aprueba una terapia inyectable semestral para la prevención del VIH

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La Comisión Europea (CE) ha aprobado la comercialización de un fármaco inyectable como profilaxis previa a la exposición (PrEP) para reducir el riesgo de transmisión del VIH. El medicamento, un inyectable de administración semestral conocido científicamente como lenacapavir, se venderá en Europa bajo la marca Yeytuo. Se trata de la primera y única opción de PrEP de administración semestral autorizada en los 27 Estados miembros de la Unión Europea, así como en Noruega, Islandia y Liechtenstein. La solicitud de autorización de comercialización fue evaluada mediante un procedimiento acelerado, a partir…

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20 EU countries call on Hungary to reverse its anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride

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Twenty countries in the European Union have called on Hungary to repeal its archaic ban on Pride and other LGBTQIA+ events. Earlier this year, Hungarian lawmakers passed two pieces of legislation that further restricted the rights of the country’s LGBTQIA+ residents. In March, the ruling Fidesz party submitted a bill that would make it illegal to organise or attend events that violate Hungary’s “child protection“ laws, which prohibit the “depiction or promotion“ of homosexuality to those under 18.⁠ The legislation also allows police to use facial recognition cameras to identify…

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Organizaciones LGTBIQA+ se unen para prohibir las terapias de conversión en la Unión Europea

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Una Iniciativa Ciudadana Europea presentada por organizaciones LGTBIQA+ pide a la Comisión Europea que prohíba las terapias de conversión dirigidas a personas LGTBIQA+ en toda la Unión Europea. El texto de la propuesta explica que estas prácticas son intervenciones destinadas a cambiar, reprimir o suprimir la orientación sexual, identidad de género o expresión de género de las personas LGTBIQA+ . “Debido a su carácter discriminatorio, degradante, dañino y fraudulento, han sido calificadas como tortura por las Naciones Unidas y actualmente están prohibidas en un número cada vez mayor de Estados,”…

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EU lawmakers condemn Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola condemned Uganda’s adoption of an anti-LGBTQ+ law that includes the death penalty for “serial offenders” and “aggravated homosexuality”. Metsola said the law was deeply worrying and undermined human rights in Uganda. “This parliament has repeatedly reaffirmed that people should be allowed to live how they wish to live, be who they wish to be, and love as they wish to love,” she told the opening of the parliamentary assembly on Wednesday. Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as in more than 30 African countries,…

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Will EU show of strength against Hungary deter anti-LGBTQ+ laws?

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With 15 nations now backing a European Commission lawsuit over Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law, rights campaigners hope the case will serve as a powerful deterrent against similar legislation in other EU countries. The infringement proceedings – joined this month by France and Germany – target a law passed in 2021 banning the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change in schools. Touted by the conservative government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as protecting children, the law caused a storm of international criticism, with European Commission President Ursula von…

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EU begins legal action against Hungary over ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ law

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Brussels has launched legal action against Hungary over its ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ law which bans content that ‘promotes’ LGBTQ+ themes. “The European Commission today decided to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU over a Hungarian law which discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity,” the European Commission said in a statement on 15 July. “The Commission considers that the law violates the internal market rules, the fundamental rights of individuals (in particular LGBTIQ people) as well as – with regard to…

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Polish court orders four towns to scrap ‘LGBT-free’ zones

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Four municipalities have been ordered to scrap their so-called ‘LGBT-free’ zones by a top Polish appeals court. A legal challenge from the country’s Human Rights Ombudsman resulted in a ruling that nine must come to an end, though this was then appealed by Ordo luris, a right-wing think-tank, the public prosecutor’s office and the municipalities in question. However, on 28 June, the first four of these appeals were dismissed by the Supreme Administrative Court, meaning the towns of Istebna, Klwów, Osiek and Serniki will now have to abandon their ‘LGBT-free’…

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Kosovo’s MPs overwhelmingly vote against recognition of same-sex unions

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Lawmakers in Kosovo overwhelmingly voted against legislation that would have seen same-sex civil partnerships formally recognised in the country. After a parliamentary debate on 16 March, a vote of 120 opposed to just 28 in favour saw the law fall short, Euractiv reported. The attempt to bring the country closer to marriage equality was set in motion by the government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Its success would have seen Kosovo become the first Muslim-majority country to introduce this type of law. With its leaders wanting Kosovo to join the…

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Polish govt introduces ‘de-facto ban’ on LGBTQ+ teaching in schools

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Poland’s parliament has approved a law that will essentially ban teaching LGBTQ-inclusive topics in schools. On the afternoon of 13 January, the educational reform was adopted into law after being debated in the Sejm (the lower house of Poland’s parliament) a day earlier. Named ‘Lex Czarnek’ or ‘Czarnek’s Law’ after minister of education Przemysław Czarnek, its contents bring the country in line with Hungary and Russia who previously adopted similar anti-propaganda legislation. It gives superintendents the power to overrule any teaching materials that are given to schools by outside groups,…

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Poland’s LGBTQ+ community potentially at risk after court challenges primacy of EU laws

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Poland’s LGBTQ+ community are potentially at risk after a high court challenged the primacy of EU laws. On Thursday, the country’s constitutional tribunal ruled that the EU and some of its key treaty articles go against Poland’s own constitution. Back in March, the country’s prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki introduced the case after clashing with the EU over various issues including LGBTQ+ rights. The European Commission has since spoken out against the ruling while reaffirming its primacy of Poland and its national law. “We will analyse the ruling of Polish Constitutional…

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