🚨In Kazakhstan, MPs push “anti-LGBT propaganda” laws linking LGBTQI people to “non-traditional values”, pedophilia & demographic decline. This false, dangerous rhetoric echoes pro-Russian ultraconservative narratives. As #ZhanarSekerbayeva said: “Any such law violates the Constitution & our rights”.

🏳️‍🌈Lesbiennale 2025! 🎬 Lesbophobia: A documentary and ten answers 📅 Nov 5th, 18:30 CEST 📍 Muntpunt Library, Pl. de la Monnaie 6, Brussels 🎥 A production by Creación Positiva 🎬 Directed by Inés Tarradellas #Lesbiennale2025 #lesbian #lesbianvisibility #eurocentralasianlesbiancommunity #feministfilm

🚀We’re thrilled to announce it: 🏳️‍🌈 Lesbiennale 2025 is coming!! 👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 📅 Nov 4th – 21:00 CEST 📍 The Crazy Circle, Brussels ✨ With the participation of Joëlle Sambi JOIN US!! #Lesbiennale #lesbianculture #LesbianVisibility #ELC #eurocentralasianlesbiancommunity

Join us at the New York #LESBIANLIVES Conference 2025 edition. Thank you 🙏 sinister_wisdom for all the organizing (we know how much work it is 😛😗). From 23 to 25 October At the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan 🗽

🗣️Dragana Todorović, ELC Executive Director, responds to the question: ❓“What should we do about visible gay and #lesbian people in conservative movements, and should we work with them and the far right?” posed by Olena Shevchenko, co-founder of Insight NGO and EL*C Board member 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 #Ukraine #kyiv

🔴 First Panel of the Insight NGO Lesbian Conference: “The Rise of Conservative Movements Around the World and Their Impact on Lesbians”. 🗣️Dragana Todorović, #ELC Executive Director, shares insights on how global conservative shifts are affecting #lesbian communities. #Ukraine #lesbianvisibility

🇪🇺🌈 The new EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy marks a renewal of the European Commission’s political commitment to support LGBTIQ rights, the first version was launched back in 2020. #lesbianvisibility #humanrights

👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 International Lesbian Day 🏳️‍🌈 👉🏽 On October 8, we celebrate International Lesbian Day, and remember with pride and emotion EL*C’s first Lesbian Conference, which took place 8 years ago in Vienna! #internationallesbianday #lesbianvisibility #herstory #lesbianpride #lesbiancommunity

‼️ #GretaThunberg detained, humiliated, deprived. 👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 In wars and occupations, women’s and girls’ bodies are turned into battlegrounds: humiliated, controlled, and weaponized to send a message. 🔴 Silencing activists, torturing prisoners, degrading women: these are tools of authoritarian power.

Here’s the truth: if civil society is dying, lesbian organisations are its rebirth 🌈 ✏️: @elc-lesbian-genius.bsky.social diva-magazine.com/2025/10/02/l...

‼️ 🇵🇸 Breaking News: Several vessels of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla (@globalsumudflotilla) have been illegally intercepted and boarded by the Israeli navy in international waters. Among them is the #Alma, which was transporting humanitarian aid (food and medicine) to Gaza. #stopgenocide #freepalestine

🌍✨ We’re building the largest lesbian network in Europe & Central Asia. 🤝 A strong transnational community 📢 Increased visibility 🎯 Access to opportunities 💪🏽 Mutual support Become an EL*C NGO member now: www.surveymonkey.com/r/8P6KMFL #LCommunity #lesbianvisibility #strongertogether #lesbian

[🧵 Quick thread of Safe Abortion Day mentions~] [🧵 Hilo simple de menciones por el Día del Aborto Seguro~] 🦋 bsky.app/profile/elc-...

“¿Qué tiene que ver El aborto con las lesbianas?” Artículo en @pikaramagazine.bsky.social

🗓️ Safe Abortion Day, we raise a question that often comes up: Why do some lesbians still think abortion is not our fight? 👉🏽 5 reasons why abortion rights matter to us as lesbians, as a community. Follow us on IG: @elc_lesbiancommunity #SafeAbortionDay #abortionrights #lesbianrights #abortion

🌍 International Safe Abortion Day, we remind Europe that abortion is far from guaranteed. ‼️ Abortion cannot be banned, it can only be made illegal, putting our lives and health at risk. ✊🏽💚 Safe, free, and accessible abortion is a fundamental right. #SafeAbortionDay #AbortionRights

📢 While the UN Commission of Inquiry recognizes the genocide in Gaza, Israel intensifies its attacks. 🇵🇸 From EL*C, we stand with the Palestinian people, especially with women and children ✊🏽 Enough is enough‼️ #ceasefirenow #stopthegenocide #standwithpalestine

🚨 #TikTok removes our hashtag #Lesbophobia. In 2020,TikTok admitted restricting LGBT hashtags.These practices silence voices & weaken our fight for rights. For lesbians,TikTok is a megaphone to speak out & denounce lesbophobia. Shadow banning fuels #lesbophobia It’s complicity #lesbian #humanrights

🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🚢 Several publicly out lesbians* will be on board the Global Sumud Flotilla, standing for freedom and justice in #Palestine ✊🏽👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 Together, we sail against occupation, genocide, and oppression #GlobalSumudFlotilla #FreePalestine #solidarity

‼️ Despite progressive laws, precarious jobs, a feminised school workforce, and lesbophobia persist. 🚨 Far-right anti-LGBT rhetoric in female-majority schools disproportionately targets lesbians. 🕯 Caroline’s tragedy in France + the cases in Italy & Bulgaria remind us: Lesbophobia kills.

📢 Training: From Ideas to Advocacy – Turning Visions into Strategies for Change 🗓 Sept 18, 2025 ⏰ 18:30–20:30 CET📍 Online (Zoom) ✍️ Register by Sept 15: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... What? ⬇️ - Clear understanding of advocacy - Tools for impactful projects - Guidance to turn ideas into strategies

❤️‍🩹🏳️‍🌈 Yesterday, EL*C was present at the tribute to the memory of #CarolineGrandjean, a school principal in France who endured harassment for being a lesbian, harassment that ultimately led to her loss. #Lesbianism does not kill. #Lesbophobia does.

🚨Paris feminist & lesbian bookstore #Violette&Co faces death threats, harassment, and acid vandalism from the far right for displaying books on Palestine. This is an attack on all who oppose colonialism, racism & genocide. At EL*C, we denounce Israel’s genocide in Palestine. ✊🏽🇵🇸 NOT IN OUR NAME!

BREAKING NEWS: Moroccan feminist activist Betty Lachgar, was arrested after posting a photo wearing an “Allah is lesbian” T-shirt and criticizing Islam, in what is seen as an attempt to silence defenders of equality, secularism, and freedom of conscience.

🚨 #BreakingNews ‼️ 🇮🇹 Italian Court has ruled that a non-biological lesbian mom has the right to parental leave. A big step for equality and recognition of lesbian families 👩‍👩‍👧💜 📣 #Lesbians won’t stop until full equality is achieved. Let’s keep pushing where politics fail.

☀️ Summer is here and it’s time to go home or spend time with family. However, not every #lesbian feels safe at home 📲 Our IG Story campaign “Is Home Really Safe?” starts now. Follow our #stories on #IG over the next days and join in ‼️Your voice matters to build lesbian community👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 #IsHomeReallySafe

📣 The Narrative Report of the 4th EL*C Conference in Rome is out now! 🇮🇹 ✨750 attendees from 52 countries, this event brought together activism from across Europe, Central Asia and beyond. 🔗 📖 lesbiangenius.org/wp-content/u... #ELCRome2025 #DykesRiseAgainstFascism #LesbianVisibility

Anastasia Danilova (@ana_stazya), our Program Dykerector, speaks loud and corse as we march in the #BudaoestPride. 🔥 If you touch Hungarian lesbians, lesbians become angry and come to protect our Hungarian sisters ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 #SypportBudapestPride #pride #Budapest

🔥Our team is starting to arrive. We’re getting ready. ‼️ In 48 hours, we’ll be on the streets. ✊🏽👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 Pride is resistance! #SupportBudapestPride #WeMarchForAll #BudapestPride

✅ 🪧 Coming to Budapest Pride? Join the EL*C banner during the march! ✅ 📲 Not coming? You can still show up. Record a 5-second video saying: → “I stand with Budapest Pride. We will march for all.” #SupportBudapestPride

🚨Reminder! Our “Preventing and Combating Gender-Based Violence against Lesbians” grant is still open! 🔗Register for our final online info session: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 👉🏽Submit your proposal: lesbiangenius.org/gender-based... #ELCgrants #GBV #GenderBasedViolence #daphne #callforproposals

📢 Day 3 of our Budapest Pride Campaign! 🔗 Head to the following link to download the template: lesbiangenius.org/wp-content/u... 📸 Add your logo or photo, post it, tag us @elc_lesbiancommunity — and we’ll share it in our stories! Because lesbians #SupportBudapestPride ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾

📢 Second Day of our Budapest Pride Campaign! 1️⃣ Go to the link: lesbiangenius.org/campaign-les... 2️⃣ Download the Official Visual Template 3️⃣ Add your logo or photo (optional) 4️⃣ Post it on your IG account and tag us @elc_lesbiancommunity 5️⃣ We’ll share your post in our stories! #SupportBudapestPride

Budapest Pride is about resistance and resilience. Even though it looks like Pride will go ahead, the threat remains. This June, we stand with our lesbian sisters in Hungary. #SupportBudapestPride 🔗 Take action & join our campaign: lesbiangenius.org/campaign-les...

🔥We are launching a campaign of solidarity and support for Budapest Pride 💥 Breaking news: the Mayor of Budapest has now declared Pride a municipal event 🙌🏽 Join us, from wherever you are! ➡️ More info to take action: lesbiangenius.org/campaign-les... #SupportBudapestPride #budapestpride #lesbians

‼️ A new project sparked by EL*C’s Lesbian Conference in Rome 👉🏽 Activists from Femei pentru Femei association, returned home to Moldova after our conference with a vision: a support service for lesbian survivors of gender-based violence. And it’s now a reality! #ELCRome2025 #FemeiPentruFemei

🇵🇸Two voices, one struggle. 🎤 Palestinian Queer Activist at our 4th Conference in Rome. 🚢 Rima Hassan, French MEP of Palestinian origin. We join the call to the European Union: suspend the EU-Israel trade agreement. #ELCRome2025 #StopTheGenocide #FreeTheFreedomFlotilla #madleen

🇺🇦 Kyiv Pride 2025 is happening under Russia’s threatening gaze and a national government that won’t support our rights. We stand with our Ukrainian lesbian sisters 💪🏽🏳️‍🌈 🗣️💬 Olena Shevchenko: “We won’t be silenced. Enough is enough!” #kyivpride #LesbianSolidarity #standwithukraine

🚨 The EU Advocate General has made it clear: Hungary’s anti-LGBTI law violates EU law. 🇪🇺 The #EuropeanCommission has no excuse left. It must act now to defend LGBTI rights and uphold the fundamental values of the Union. #BudapestPride2025 #BudapestPride

📢 CALL FOR APLLICATION: EL*C & WAVE Joint Advocacy Study Visit 📍 Location: Brussels 📅 Dates: 4–6 November 2025 📝 Deadline: by 27 June at midnight 👥 Participants: 15 EL*C members 💻 REGISTER NOW! lesbiangenius.org/call-for-app...

🚨 Call for Proposals is OPEN! Preventing & combating GBV against lesbians* 📅 Deadline: 31 July, 23:59 CET 👥 Who? EU Member States + Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Moldova & Ukraine ‼️ 5 Online Info Sessions (registration is mandatory): lesbiangenius.org/gender-based...

🚨 BREAKING NEWS Several EU countries have issued a joint diplomatic statement condemning Hungary’s anti-LGBTI+ laws and urging the European Commission to act. The European Commission’s declarations and statements are not enough. Legal actions must be taken now #BudapestPride2025 #hungary

📚 Research: “Lived Realities of Black, Racialized, Roma and Central Asian Lesbians in the EU” 🚫 Employment discrimination 🏠 Housing injustice 🩺 Barriers to healthcare ✊🏾 Political invisibility 💸 Chronic underfunding Want ro know more? lesbiangenius.org/research-liv...

📚 Research: “Lived Realities of Black, Racialized, Roma and Central Asian Lesbians in the EU” 🚫 Employment discrimination 🏠 Housing injustice 🩺 Barriers to healthcare ✊🏾 Political invisibility 💸 Chronic underfunding Want ro know more? lesbiangenius.org/research-liv...

🚨BREAKING: Italy’s Constitutional Court rules in favor of lesbian families! 🔥Both mothers now have the right to be legally recognised from birth. A win for equality and the best interest of the child! ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾 #LesbianRights #LesbianFamilies #ItalianMums #LoveMakesAFamily #RainbowFamilies #BreakingNews

🚨 Hungary has banned LGBTQ+ Pride marches. The EU Commission? Still silent. 🗣️ “What’s really alarming is that we’ve seen no legal action in 2 months.” — Viki Radvanyi, Budapest Pride. 🔥🪧 EL*C and many others will be at Budapest Pride! #BudapestPride #StandWithHungary #lesbian #lgtbrights

🔥 A Dykestoric Step for LBTI Women’s Visibility! We joined the 12th European IDAHOT+ Forum. 🗣️ Our Advocacy Director, #IlariaTodde, delivered powerful messages on political courage, funding, and institutional commitment. 🔗 More info: lesbiangenius.org/elc-at-the-1... #IDAHOBIT2025 #ELCObservatory

📊 14 key recommendations to fight lesbophobia — straight from our Observatory report - 2024. ‼️Naming the violence is just the start. Now it’s time to act ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 Our 2024 Report is out! 👉🏽 lesbiangenius.org/observatory-... #LesbianVisibility #ELCObservatory #PrideEveryday

📊 Observatory on Lesbophobia - 2024 🔥 🚨 Over 700 cases. 30 countries. 🏳️‍🌈 From discrimination to physical violence — we’re documenting it all. 📥 Full report: lesbiangenius.org/observatory-... #Discrimination #LesbianVisibility #ELCObservatory

🌍✨ International Day of Families 👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏾There are as many families as there are lesbians. And one thing is clear: 👉🏽 Wherever we are loved as we are, that is home 💜🏠 And every home built on love is a family, a place to be and to return to every day #familyday #families #lesbianfamily #LesbianVisibility