On May 31 and June 1, 2026, we held an in-person Board Meeting in Skala Eresou. During those days, we shared updates on the current situation in our respective countries.
Today, on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), EL*C publishes its 2025 Annual Report of the Observatory on Lesbophobic Violence and Discrimination. On this day of international awareness and
The attack on human rights defenders highlights growing threats against LGBTI and feminist activists in Ukraine amid legislative protests. On May 11, 2026, in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, EL*C Co-Chair Olena Shevchenko
She was convicted before the trial began. She was convicted for being a lesbian. The case of Dolores Vázquez: how Spain imprisoned an innocent lesbian using prejudice as evidence –
We are happy to invite you to our upcoming online training focused on social enterprise business model as a strategy for financial sustainability. In a context where funding opportunities are increasingly limited, developing alternative
A deeply concerning case of alleged police misconduct has come to light in Chișinău, Moldova, revealing what appears to be another alarming incident of state-level intimidation against a lesbian woman.
La Tortiteca, a migrant-led lesbian dykebrary based in Barcelona, confronted the erasure of lesbian resistance histories amid rising far-right threats across Europe. Their Fight Like a Dyke project surveyed past advocacy strategies
VULGAR, a Bucharest-based queer feminist organisation, confronted the hidden traumas sapphics face in Romania’s healthcare system amid rising far-right threats. Their project “Advocating for systematic change to improve services for lesbians” bridged gaps between
Romnja Feminist Library, a transnational platform led by Romani lesbians in Bucharest, addressed the double erasure of Romani lesbians from both mainstream LGBTQ+ spaces and Roma advocacy. Their “Where We Belong:
Luki Massa tackled a tough truth: lesbians facing disability, neurodivergence, poverty, migration or fatphobia are routinely sidelined even within queer cultural spaces. Their project made intersectional accessibility a political priority
