16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2025 On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, EL*C joins the global movement for the 16 Days of Activism […]

From EL*C, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming two-part online workshop: 📅 Date &Time: 11 & 18 November, 18:30–20:00 CET 📍 Where: Online via Zoom ⚠️ Please […]

The EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community (EL*C) is pleased to invite you to the Lesbiennale 2025 programme taking place in Brussels on 4–5 November 2025. Please find below the details of the three public events. Tuesday, […]

This October, from the 14th to the 18th, the EL*C team — staff and Board members alike — will travel to Kyiv to take part in a HERstoric event: The […]

EL*C – the EuroCentralAsian Lesbian Community – is proud to award 1,107,066 EUR in 2025 to support 31 projects focused on preventing and combating gender‑based violence against lesbians*, following 802,696 […]

The European Commission today, on International Lesbian Day, unveiled its new EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy, confirming its engagement for LBTIQ women and for an intersectional approach. The 2020 EU LGBTI […]

Civil society organisations (CSOs) are the backbone of democracy in Europe and Central Asia, yet they face increasing threats from political polarisation, authoritarian trends, and structural barriers. The forthcoming EU […]

On the possibilities of democracy in Europe’s civil society ruins Civil society is collapsing. While across Europe, far-right groups are rising, taking parts in governing coalitions and spreading hate against […]

🗓 Date: September 18, 2025⏰ Time: 18:30–20:30 CET📍 Location: Online (Zoom)✍️ Registration deadline: September 15, 2025 About the Training  How do we move from powerful ideas for social change to […]

By refusing to act, the European Commission enabled the ban and left activists alone to defend fundamental rights. A joint declaration by ILGA-Europe, Forbidden Colours, Reclaim, OII Europe and EL*C […]

As a broad coalition of European civil society organisations, we have sent the following letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and several European Commissioners. In it, we express deep […]

1. Political Context and Purpose of the Campaign In 2022, we marched boldly through Budapest in a Dyke March, defying oppression and standing proud as lesbians, as activists, as a […]

This year, WAVE—the European network of women’s specialist services combating gender-based violence—and EL*C—the European network dedicated to LBTI women and communities—are joining forces to offer a unique training and advocacy […]

On May 20th, 2025, the EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community (EL*C) proudly participated in the 12th European IDAHOT+ Forum in Valletta, Malta — a significant edition in which, for the first time, […]

In April 2025 in Rome, EL*C had its biggest ever conference with more than 700 participants from all around the World. As part of the conference, a significant meeting took […]

A Historic Step for Dyke Visibility and Rights Rome, April 3, 2025 — The word “lesbian” breaks into the Italian institutions. Today the Italian Senate (Sala Caduti di Nassirya) became […]