By Manon Fontaine for the EL*C The day before Lesbian Visibility Day 26 April marked the success of a spectacular Dyke March in the French capital, Paris. 41 years after the first French lesbian march, the organisers of Lesbian Collages successfully brought together 10,000 lesbians in the streets of Paris to support the right to Assisted reproductive technology (“ART”) for

Exclusive for lesbian visibility week: 12 lesbian politicians speak their truth !! They are out, they are visible, they have been in politics for 30 years or just one year, and they told EL*C in very special videos how, as lesbian politicians, they are game changers.   Ahead of April 26,  Lesbian Visibility Day, EL*C is promoting a lesbian visibility

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This call is available in Russian – French – Italian – Spanish – Serbian below In the current crisis caused by the COVID-19, lesbian communities find themselves in particularly precarious situations. EL*C is constantly in touch with the lesbian community, lesbian organizations from Europe and Central Asia, and we are continuously receiving information, learning about what they are currently going

  Lesbians face violence and discrimination based on multiple factors, because they are or are perceived as women and because they are or are perceived as non-heterosexual. We use the term lesbophobia precisely to indicate this peculiar form of bias at the intersection between misogyny, sexism and homophobia. Gender is a fundamental element of the lived realities of lesbians, yet it

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has been drawing attention to gender-based violence and discrimination for many years. The Assembly is now working on a report titled “The fight for a level playing field – ending discrimination against women in the world of sport” (https://pace.coe.int/en/files/28232), which will result in a resolution to be adopted by the Assembly

  CALL FOR PARTICIPATION-LESBIAN SURVEY!! EL*C launches an European and Central Asian survey on the impact of Covid-19 on lesbians (individuals and groups) Help us get thousands of answers from lesbian groups & individuals! Since March 2020, EL*C has been trying to collect testimonies and fight the impacts of Covid-19 on lesbians. They are huge and we felt the need

K​EYNOTE​ BY JOELLE SAMBI NZEBA B​ERLIN​ ​CONFERENCE ON​ N​OVEMBER​ 18​TH​ “I​NTERSECTIONALITY​ ​AND​ LESBIAN​* V​ISIBILITY” All the stories resounded continuously beyond the city. All the stories of the past were gently pulsing in the air like the music of the wind between the leaves of the trees.Here, dykes had chosen to make this country the opposite of a nation : no

  The European Union takes a major step for the rights of lesbians and LGBTIQ people with its first LGBTIQ Strategy Today is an historical moment for the rights of LGBTIQ persons in Europe, and beyond. For the very first time, the European Union launches an LGBTIQ Strategy for 2020-2025. And, the very good news is: lesbians were not overlooked.

More then 10 Italian lesbian groups and more then 100 lesbians*, together with numerous allies from the feminism and lgbt movements, have signed a document denouncing the lesbophobic murder of Elisa Pomarelli.   On 24 August 2019 Elisa Pomarelli was killed by Massimo Sebastiani because she was a lesbian and dared to refuse the advances of a man she believed

During three months, from March to July 2020, 12 online meetings for Russian speaking Lesbians* dedicated to mental health issues were held with the support of FundAction and EL*C. Over 100 participants attended.      The context Mental health issues (depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, etc.) are always a particularly sensitive topic. Especially if we are talking about minorities, in