Equality advocacy organisation, ILGA-Europe, has released its tenth annual review, in which it found there is an increasing level of hostility towards the continent’s LGBTQ+ community, as far-right politicians continue to push anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
The report says: “The trend of politicians verbally attacking LGBTQ+ people has grown considerably and spread widely, while many religious leaders have directly blamed LGBTQ+ people for Covid-19.” It also suggested that several countries are ‘following in the footsteps’ Poland and Hungary, which are becoming increasingly dangerous for the LGBTQ+ community.