A number of countries including the UK have lost points in the annual Europe Rainbow Map as LGBT+ rights stall or slide backwards across the continent.
LGBT+ organization ILGA-Europe creates the map each year as the major barometer of LGBT+ progress in 49 countries. This year they warn that the fallout of the coronavirus could create a ‘perfect storm’ for LGBT+ people.
The pandemic has already seen dramatic attacks on LGBT+ rights. Poland is examining a bill which would damage LGBT+ education