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# ILGA-Europe warns of increasing hostility towards LGBTQ+ people
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/ilga-europe-warns-of-increasing-hostility-towards-lgbtq-people/
- Published: 2021-02-18T17:17:12.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-18T11:47:20.000Z
- Description: ILGA-Europe, has released its annual review, in which it found there is an increasing level of hostility towards the continent’s LGBTQ+ community.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, COVID-19, Eu, Hungary, ILGA-Europe, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ equality, LGBTQ+ rights, Poland

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Equality advocacy organisation, **ILGA-Europe**, has released its [tenth annual review](https://www.ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/ilga-europes-10th-annual-review-shows-result-unprecedented-events-2020?ref=scenemag.co.uk), in which it found there is an increasing level of hostility towards the continent’s LGBTQ+ community, as far-right politicians continue to push anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. The report says: *“The trend of politicians verbally attacking LGBTQ+ people has grown considerably and spread widely, while many religious leaders have directly blamed LGBTQ+ people for Covid-19.”*

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It also suggested that several countries are ‘following in the footsteps’ **Poland** and **Hungary**, which are becoming increasingly dangerous for the LGBTQ+ community. Executive director of ILGA-Europe, **Evelyne Paradis**, said: *“Our Annual Review shows that the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted all of the gaps in terms of lived realities of LGBTQ+ people across Europe. LGBTQ+ organisations have had to skew their work towards provision of basic necessities like food and shelter as many governments left LGBTQ+ people out of their relief packages; and there has been a resurgence of authorities and officials using LGBTQ+ people as scapegoats while authoritarian regimes are empowered to isolate and legislate without due process.”*

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**Katrin Hugendubel**, ILGA advocacy director, added that despite the ‘worrying’ trends, the **EU** is cracking down on homophobia and transphobia in Europe: *“In this worrying context, it was important in 2020 to see the European Commission resetting its commitment to protect and advance LGBTQ+ rights with the EU LGBTQ+ Strategy 2020-2025, and the Commission President finally finding very clear words condemning persistent discrimination and ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ people. These are steps in the right direction, but they need to be followed by similar actions at national level, and the Strategy needs to be meaningfully implemented.”*