Public Hearing “Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation”
Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation © Image used under the licence from Adobe Stock

Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation © Image used under the licence from Adobe Stock



On December 1st 2022, PETI Committee held a public hearing entitled 'Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation', in association with LIBE Committee and JURI Committee. This public hearing addressed different forms of discrimination of LGBTI persons in some Member States.

The discrimination against LGBTI people has been more real than ever in 2020 and in 2021. Several petitions received concern cases like LGBTI-free zones in Poland or the attacks on LGBTI-rights in Hungary. The hearing also dealt with the legal difficulties that rainbow families encounter in their daily lives in Member States, de facto or de jure, and assess the situation relating to the mutual recognition of parenthood and marriages, as well as questions of child custody. This event was a step towards more action needed from a European perspective, following the publication of the LGBTIQ Equality strategy.

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