Homophobia and transphobia exist in every state in Europe and the EU is not doing enough to combat it. That’s the bleak observation of the International Lesbian and Gay Association’s (ILGA) Evelyn Paradis in a clip from Euronews.
The upsurge in prejudice based violence in France following the passing of the same sex marriage Bill has wakened campaigners up to the continuous presence of hate and discrimination against LGBT people. According to Paradis, the EU has passed legislation protecting LGBTI people in the workplace but there is no equivalent legislation to protect us from attacks in the street.
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