EL*C welcomes explicit recognition and calls for strong action on violence, health, care, economic justice, and democracy The EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community (EL*C) welcomes the new EU Gender Equality Strategy as an overall
With this new report, EL*C brings attention to a reality that remains largely invisible in both disability policy and gender equality policy: the lived experiences of LBQ women and nonbinary persons with disabilities in Europe.
MARCH 8th 2026. By Carla M. Reale Last spring, during the first Italian Dyke March in Rome, between chants and the collective joy of our slogans, we soon understood that
Across Europe, many gender-based violence (GBV) services say they are open to everyone. Yet for lesbian and non-binary survivors, that promise often falters in practice. In Croatia, LORI – Lesbian Organisation
Across Europe, violence in lesbian relationships is still too often minimised as a private conflict rather than recognised as gender-based violence. In Bologna, a small but determined collective is challenging that silence. With financial support
Imagine a Europe where lesbian and bisexual women, queer and non-binary people no longer have to hide the scars of gender-based violence. That ambition sits at the heart of EL*C’s Grant-Making Programme
Imagine a Europe where lesbians and non-binary people do not have to negotiate their safety every time they step into the street, a clinic, a classroom or their own home. That is
Imagine policies on violence against women that include lesbians. Not as a footnote. Not as an afterthought. Not as a polite acronym added at the end of a strategy document. But as subjects of protection.Â
Imagine a Europe where no lesbian, bi woman or non-binary lesbian person has to swallow the violence they endure in order to survive it. Where gender-based violence is not filtered through heteronormative assumptions before
EL*C Raises Concerns Over Politically Motivated Prosecution and Calls for Due Process On 17 February 2026, the legal qualification of the criminal case opened against LGBTIQ+ activist and feminist leader Zhanar Sekerbayeva was
