Destination >> Equality

Community Organising - Spring/Summer 2018

This edition is all about community organising - the power of people coming together to meet some of our most fundamental needs as human beings such as safety, care, belonging, sense of purpose. Beyond the personal, community organising is also a deeply political act, one that is at the centre of all movements for social change and social justice.

The 2018 edition of Destination >> Equality reminds us all that the more we continue to come together to empower each other and to organise together in an inclusive way, the more we will succeed in creating real change for LGBTI people in Europe, Central Asia and beyond

Race and ethnicity - Autumn 2016

This issue is a very first step for us at ILGA-Europe towards naming the specific challenges faced by people of different races and ethnicities in our movement, and making the realities of LGBTI people of colour or from ethnic minority backgrounds visible. Our fight for equality for LGBTI people demands that we genuinely look at how racism intersects with LGBTI-phobia, patriarchy and heterosexism. Raise your voice, educate yourself, reach out, let’s eradicate racism together.

Religion - Winter 2015/2016

In this edition:

• Robin Sclafani, Director of A Jewish Contribution for an Inclusive Europe and Vice Chair of the European Network on Religion and Belief (ENORB), explore the essence of reconciliation between seemingly conflicting notions of the human rights of LGBTI people and religious rights, she also describes the work of ENORB. You can read joint statement by ENORB and ILGA-Europe on Shared Principles for Dialogue and Cooperation.
• Erica Howard, Associate Professor in Law, Scholl of Law, Middlesex University in London, provides a framework, principles and useful ground rules based on international human rights law, for the practical resolution of the conflicts between the rights to freedom of religion and belief, the right to be free from religious discrimination and freedom from discrimination on the grounds on sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Lorenzo Zucca, Professor of Law and Philosophy at King’s College London, demystifies conscientious objection principle frequently used by the opponents of LGBTI people’s human rights.
• Dino Suhonic, Chairman of Maruf Foundation, European Queer Muslims Network, Florin Buhuceanu form the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups, and Michaël Vermeulen from the European Buddhist Union, provide reflection on the situation of LGBTI people and their rights within their particular religion/ worldview.
• You can read interview with Krzysztof Charamsa, a Polish priest and theologian who worked at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Vatican and who came out as gay in October 2015.
• Michaël Vermeulen, a Buddhist inspired philosopher who studies philosophy, medicine and religious sciences at the University of Leuven in Belgium, identifies four common myths often shared by all participants in a debate around LGBTI equality.
• Read personal testimonies of LGBT Christians, Muslims and Buddhists about their experiences.

Intersex - Summer 2014

In this edition:

• Sophie Aujean, Senior Policy and Programmes Officer, explains how ILGA-Europe’s work on intersex issues has evolved, the importance of the three intersex forums in this context and what is on the agenda of ILGA-Europe in the coming years.
• Get familiar with the basic concepts regarding intersex.
• Morgan Carpenter, President of OII Australia, sums up why Australia is currently a champion in advancing the rights of intersex people.
• Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, is explaining why the rights of intersex people should be put more firmly on the human rights agenda of national governments.
• Dr. Dan Christian Ghattas from OII Europe is presenting an overview of the advocacy work that has been carried out so far on a European level.
• Del LaGrace Volcano explains how art can be used as an intersex activism tool.