To be seen. To be safe. To be yourself. 🌈
For too many, this still comes at a cost.
On IDAHOT, we stand with LGBTIQ+ people across Europe, and against hate, discrimination and violence.
Because we protect what matters. Our freedoms, our rights, our democracy.
@EUCommission dat you?
The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such methods. (…) This is a "missed opportunity," said the group Against Conversion Therapy, which launched the petition. "In an international political context where the rise of reactionary ideas is affecting the entire world, it is urgent the European Union acts," it said.
EU will not ban LGBTQ+ 'conversion therapy' but will push states to do so
@EUCommission the article I quoted pinpoints the major issue with this stance: some union countries are currently enforcing laws against lesbian, gay, bi and transgender people. You missed the opportunity to actually enforce progressive laws union-wise to prevent the worse, but chose not to. To some, you say it’s « the best option », and to some others, you say it’s « the only option, we don’t have that kind of power » (basically what’s been reported by Le Monde), and this misinformation is truly embarrassing at your level o responsibility.
I also take issue with your online presence and nature of your posts: either you claim to protect LGBTQI+ folks in the EU and act accordingly; or you let every country decide for themselves, but in this case accept that the Union isn’t safe for LGBTQI+ people. You cannot just opt for the second option and then post memes about how ✨ MARVELOUS ✨ your policies are.
Tl;dr: you’re right to feel uncomfortable about all of this, and frankly your (lack of) policies show cowardice on your end.
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