Year: 2024
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Community reporting of LGBTQI+-hate crimes, in collaboration with local CSO
equal‧brussels runs a pilot project in collaboration with RainbowHouse and safe‧brussels, based on the results of the 2019 Crime Survey as well as the FRA Surveys. The Crime Survey revealed a variety of reasons why people never file complaints about hate speech, hate crimes and discrimination with the police. The stories of street harassment and…
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Consultation group comprised of public bodies and civil society organizations
The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region has adopted an action plan 2022-2025 aimed at the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people. In order to provide a framework and to ensure more interaction with the civil society while carrying out the actions contained in the plan, a consultation group was established in cooperation with the Brussels RainbowHouse. During…
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Equality impact assessment
The BCR introduced an innovative tool, which represents an enormous step forward for the Region’s equal opportunities policy. The equality impact assessment is an instrument that is used to screen all new legislation and regulations, public procurement, grants, management contracts and strategic planning tools for their impact on at least 5 criteria: – Gender –…
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Equal opportunities Grant
Organizations and educational institutions can benefit from the Hasselt subsidy for equal opportunities, designed to be highly accessible, with streamlined application procedures. Organizations can receive up to 1300 EUR annually when they focus on LGBTQIA + related themes, among others. This subsidy regulation in Hasselt is relatively innovative in its inclusive approach, consolidating various equal…
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The Way We Love – Same-Sex Marriage 5th Anniversary Commemorative Market Event
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan on May 24, 2019, the Taipei City Government organized an event on May 25, 2024, under the theme “The Way We Love.” LGBTQ+ friendly organizations and gender equality groups gathered at the Taipei 101 Water Dance Plaza to host a rainbow market.…
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66 Children´s Books For Diversity for Kindergartens in Hanover
66 children’s books for diversity People come in a wide variety of body shapes and skin colors, with and without disabilities. They are of different genders and express their gender in a variety of ways. Families are also currently taking on a variety of possible forms: In addition to the “traditional” (biological) father-(biological) mother-child constellation,…
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Supporting the Introduction of the Self-Determination Law
Finally German Parliament passed a new law that makes it easier for trans* and non-binary people to have their gender legally recognized based on self-determination. This puts an end to pathologization and procedures that were deemed unconstitutional. This brings up a lot of questions, some of them fueled by anti-trans narratives. So this is one…
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LGBTIQ* employees network: Activities throughout the year and truck at Pride
Our LGBTIQ* employees network has grown and now consists of more than 350 colleagues. For the first time we participated with a truck (together with the human resources department) in the Pride parade. We also had a walking group as well as a booth in cooperation with the human resources department and recruitment services next…
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Guidelines to support trans*, inter* and non-binary students in Munich’s municipal schools
As trans*, inter* and non-binary students are reported to be at a much higher risk for suicide and mental health issues and due to a concerning increase in cases of discrimination at schools we are intensifying our work in this area. In a cooperation with the LGBTIQ* coordinator for the municipal schools, the Gender Equality…