Dr Chris Noone, from the School of Psychology at the University of Galway (Ireland), presented a compelling overview of the state of LGBTQ+ health research at the L-Health Project Final Conference. […]

On the 18 June 2026, the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity has presented to the UN Human Rights Council a thematic report on violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual and queer women. This historic and […]

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. […]

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 […]

🗓 Deadline to apply: June 8th, 2026 at 23:59 CEST IMPORTANT NOTE: We’ll be hosting online information sessions in the upcoming days (May 14, 18 & 19) to guide you […]

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 […]

DAWA 2.0, a Brussels-based non-profit championing queer and racialised women artists, transformed artistic creation into political resistance against lesbian erasure in performing arts. Their “Caillasses Live” project mobilised an album through slams, podcasts, […]

EL*C’s Strengthening the Lesbian Movement grant-making programme is more than a funding line; it is a collective investment in our communities’ power, creativity and resilience across Europe. From festivals and […]

Proposals due to be debated in Portugal on 19 March and voted on 20 March could pave the way for rollbacks to legal gender recognition, bodily autonomy, and other existing […]

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 […]