Sapphic Visibility Day — 9 April 💗 Today we celebrate Sapphic Visibility Day, recognising women, non-binary, trans and gender-diverse people who are attracted to women. Where is there still room to grow within your local Pride? EPOA #SapphicVisibilityDay #Sapphic #PrideMovement #Pride

International Asexuality Day — 6 April 🖤🤍💜 Learn more: internationalasexualityday.org #EPOA #InternationalAsexualityDay #Asexual #AceVisibility #Inclusion #PrideMovement #Pride

Funding opportunity for racial justice! 🗓 Deadline: 13 April 2026 👉 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4lJCghW EPOA encourages eligible Pride organisations and partners across Europe to apply. #EPOA #ILGAEurope #RacialJustice #LGBTIQ #FundingOpportunity #PrideMovement #Pride

Trans Day of Visibility — 31 March 🏳️‍⚧️ Today is Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV). 🔗 Learn more: https://epoa.eu/campaigns/pridewiththet/ #EPOA #TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #PrideWithTheT #TransRights #PrideMovement

🚨 Urgent: Defending trans, non-binary and intersex rights in Portugal 🇵🇹 Less than a year after EuroPride 2025 in Lisbon, proposals in the Portuguese Parliament now risk rolling back fundamental rights. ✍️ Read & Sign the open letter at: epoa.eu/portugal #EPOA #Portugal #EuroPride #HumanRights

📣 Deadline approaching: EuroPride 2029 Letters of Intent Thinking about hosting EuroPride 2029? Now is the time to act! 🗓 Submit your Letter of Intent by 31 March 2026 #EPOA #EuroPride #EuroPride2029 #PrideMovement #CallForBids

International Day for the Right to the Truth — 24 March 🌍 Today marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, a day to promote the importance of truth and justice. #EPOA #RightToTruth #Justice #PrideMovement #Pride

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — 21 March 🌍 Racism continues to affect people, and ending it requires action from all of us: educating ourselves, speaking up, and challenging it wherever we see it. #EPOA #EndRacism #PrideMovement #Pride

International Women’s Day — 8 March ♀️ International Women’s Day is a global call to accelerate progress and remove the barriers that still limit women’s rights, safety and opportunities. #EPOA #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #GenderEquality #HumanRights #PrideMovement

International Sex Workers’ Rights Day (3 March) Today we recognise International Sex Workers’ Rights Day, first marked in 2001 to honour sex workers’ organising and ongoing advocacy for dignity, safety, and labour rights. Human rights apply to everyone. ❤️ EPOA #SexWorkersRights #HumanRights

Zero Discrimination Day — 1 March Today is Zero Discrimination Day. Initiated by UNAIDS in 2014, this global day promotes equality, inclusion, and the right of every person to live free from discrimination. #EPOA #ZeroDiscriminationDay #EndDiscrimination #PrideMovement

ILGA Europe’s Annual Review 2026 is out! A dedicated thematic chapter on Pride and freedom of assembly has been added. EPOA is proud to have collaborated with ILGA-Europe on this Pride chapter, contributing insights from Pride organisers across Europe. #EPOA #ILGAEurope #Pride #FreedomOfAssembly

Four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Ukraine, EPOA stands with you. #EPOA #StandWithUkraine

Ramadan Mubarak 🌙 As Ramadan begins this week, EPOA wishes everyone observing a peaceful and meaningful time of reflection, compassion and community. May this time bring blessings and hope to all who celebrate. #EPOA #Ramadan #PrideMovement

Happy Lunar New Year 2026 🧧🐎 As many communities across Europe and around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year, EPOA wishes everyone a year of health, hope and new beginnings. Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! #EPOA #LunarNewYear #PrideMovement

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (ASAW) 💚🤍🖤 A time to raise awareness, visibility and inclusion for aromantic and aro-spectrum people. Across the Pride movement, let’s challenge assumptions and make our communities welcoming for everyone. arospecweek.org #EPOA #AroVisibility #PrideMovement

🌍 Sámi National Day — 6 February Today we mark Sámi National Day, celebrating the culture, history and resilience of the Sámi people across Northern Europe. #EPOA #SámiNationalDay #IndigenousRights #HumanRights

🏳️‍🌈 LGBT+ History Month (UK) — February February marks LGBT+ History Month in the UK, with this year’s theme: Science & Innovation 🔬 #LGBTHistoryMonth #UK #ScienceAndInnovation #EPOA

🎉 Registration: EPOA AGM 2026 in Magdeburg 🇩🇪 ❗ Today is the last day for Early Bird registration: don’t miss it❗ 🔗 All details on registration, fees and booking phases: https://csdmagdeburg.de/agm-2026-magdeburg/ #EPOA #AGM2026 #Magdeburg #PrideMovement

🚨 This morning, the Hungarian Prosecution Office formally brought charges against Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organising Budapest Pride in June last year. Pride cannot be banned! 👉 Read the full story via Reuters: https://reut.rs/4q4FgWW 📸 REUTERS / Márton Monus #EPOA #BudapestPride

Holocaust Memorial Day — 27 January 🕯️ Today we pause to remember the victims of the Holocaust and reflect on where hatred, exclusion and dehumanisation can lead. Remembrance is not only about the past. It is a responsibility to stand up for human dignity, democracy and human rights today. #EPOA

🧑‍💻 EPOA Nominations Process Webinar — Members Invited Tomorrow, 27 January at 19:00 CET, the Nominations Committee will present the timeline, roles and process for the upcoming EPOA elections, and how members can get involved. 💻 Teams link via invite or [email protected] #EPOA

Registration is open for the EPOA AGM 2026 in Magdeburg 🇩🇪 🗓️ 9–11 October 2026 ❗ Early Bird discount available until 31 January. All details & sign-up: https://csdmagdeburg.de/agm-2026-magdeburg/ #EPOA #AGM2026 #Magdeburg #PrideMovement

International Day to Ban Conversion Therapy 🌍✊ So-called “conversion practices” are harmful, unethical, and must end. #EPOA #BanConversionTherapy #EndConversionPractices #LGBTIQ #HumanRights

Happy New Year! ✨ As we enter the new year, we look ahead with hope and determination. We hope 2026 will be a year where illegal Pride bans are lifted, where organisers are no longer criminalised for standing up for visibility and equality, and where LGBTQIA+ rights move forward, not backwards.

2025 EPOA Throwback 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ From EuroPride 2025 in Lisbon 🇵🇹 to standing up for Prides under attack (Hungary 🇭🇺, Turkey 🇹🇷, Ukraine 🇺🇦), our AGM, strengthening LGBTQIA+ human rights advocacy, growing our network, and announcing EuroPride 2028 – West of Ireland 🇮🇪. 👉 Full 2025 recap on our Instagram. #EPOA

Big business backing away from Pride support 📉🏳️‍🌈 Read the full article at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/revealed-how-big-businesses-are-rolling-back-public-support-for-pride #EPOA #PrideSupport #CorporateAllyship

LBQ women at the centre of a UN report 🏳️‍🌈✊ For the first time, the UN Independent Expert on SOGI is preparing a report on violence and discrimination against LBQ women worldwide. If we don’t share data, LBQ women risk remaining invisible. 🗓 Deadline: 15 Jan 2026 🌍 EN / FR / ES #EPOA #LBQ #UNSOGI

🥁 The theme for the 2026 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) will be “At the heart of democracy”! #IDAHOBIT2026 IDAHOBIT is a worldwide celebration of all sexual and gender diverisities. Head to may17.org and find out more about how you can get involved!

EPOA Board Meeting Torremolinos 🇪🇸 Last weekend, the EPOA Board held its final meeting of 2025 in Torremolinos. Huge thanks to @somosacogat and @pridetorremolinos for the warm welcome and inspiring local connections. ❤️ Want to host a future board meeting? 📩 [email protected]

International Human Solidarity Day — 20 Dec 🌍🤝 For the Pride movement, solidarity means standing together across borders, defending human rights, and supporting communities facing bans, violence or exclusion. United, we are stronger than hate or fear. #EPOA #InternationalHumanSolidarityDay

EuroPride 2027 is coming to Turin 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ June 17–26: ten days of pride, events, meetings and a huge march for the rights of all people. Follow their channels and be part of the journey to 2027! https://www.instagram.com/europride2027torino/ https://www.instagram.com/torinopride/ www.europride2027.eu

Yesterday, EPOA co-handed over a joint statement calling for an EU-wide ban on conversion practices to Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib. Launched by ACT LGBT, the ECI is backed by the Pan-European Pride movement. Pride unites people. 🌈 📸 Fiona Adrien (@quotigenique) #ACT #BanConversionPractices

Democracy under pressure in Hungary 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈 Reports say Budapest’s mayor may face charges for allowing Pride to proceed despite the government ban. EPOA stands with all defenders of democracy in Hungary. #EPOA #BudapestPride #PecsPride #FreedomOfAssembly @BudapestPride @PecsPride

🏳️‍🌈 Rome to host InterPride 2027 🏳️‍⚧️ Rome will host InterPride’s GM&WC in 2027, back to the birthplace of WorldPride. Registration opens Oct 2026. 🏳️‍🌈 Roma ospiterà il GM&WC 2027 🏳️‍⚧️ Un ritorno storico nella città del WorldPride 2000. Iscrizioni da ottobre 2026. #Rome2027 #InterPride #RomaPride #EPOA

Human Rights Day — 10 December 🌍🤝 This year’s theme from the UN OHCHR, “Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials”, reminds us that rights aren’t abstract: they are the foundation of our everyday lives. 💛 #EPOA #OurEveryDayRights #HumanRightsDay #PrideMovement @‌unhumanrights

The illegal ban on Pride in Hungary is still ongoing — but so are the counter actions from our movement! 🌈✊ Today EPOA met with Budapest Pride, and tomorrow ILGA-Europe hosts the media briefing “Pride on the frontline” in Brussels. #EPOA #BudapestPride #PecsPride #ILGAEurope #Hungary

Pansexual Pride Day — 8 December 💗💛💙 Today we celebrate pan people and uplift a community too often overlooked. Attraction isn’t limited by gender identity, and Pride isn’t complete unless every identity is seen and respected. Your identities and voices matter. 💗💛💙 #EPOA #PansexualPrideDay

✨ Throwback to last summer in Amsterdam! Our EPOA Board met in the city and got an early look at plans for WorldPride 2026. Huge thanks to Pride Amsterdam for hosting! Next week we meet again in Spain 🇪🇸 📣 Prides interested in hosting a board meeting next year can reach out! #EPOA

Call to all organisations in Europe 🖊️🌈 EPOA urges your organisation to co-sign ACT’s joint statement calling for an EU ban on conversion practices. This is a new action, separate from the earlier ECI. Sign by 10 Dec: https://bit.ly/4pOOXZI #EPOA #ACT #EndConversionPractices @actlgbt

International Volunteer Day ❤️✨ Today we celebrate the volunteers who power Pride across Europe. Your time, energy and love make our communities safer, stronger and more visible. We see you, we appreciate you — Pride wouldn’t exist without you. ❤️🌈 📸 Barcelona Pride #EPOA #VolunteerDay

Urgent: Pécs Pride organiser Géza Buzás-Hábel is still under criminal investigation for planning a peaceful Pride march in Hungary 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈 They could face up to 1 year in prison. Take action via Amnesty: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur27/0495/2025/en/ #EPOA #PecsPride #HumanRights @amnesty

International Day of People with Disabilities ♿💙 Today we put action behind our words: EPOA launches a new accessibility tool on our website. We also published our first Accessibility Statement: epoa.eu/accessibility/ Accessibility makes Pride for all. #EPOA

Miko Czerwiński elected Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at InterPride EPOA congratulates Miko Czerwiński, endorsed by Queerowy Maj Kraków, on being elected as the new Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at InterPride. 📸 Photo by Hania Linkowska #EPOA #InterPride

World AIDS Day 2025 ❤️ Today we stand with all people living with HIV. With the U.S. government choosing not to mark World AIDS Day this year, Europe must step up. We need strong funding, equal access to care and a renewed fight against stigma. #WorldAIDSDay #EPOA #HIV

Congratulations to Koko Tiamsai, newly elected Co-President of @InterPride! 🌏🏳️‍⚧️✨ Koko, co-founder of @transpridethailand, is the first Asian trans woman in this global role — a historic milestone for our movement. We look forward to working together! 🌈 #EPOA #PrideMovement

🌍 Pride7 (P7) brings LGBTQ+ activists and Pride organisers into G7 discussions. It unites civil society to set priorities and deliver a communiqué to G7 leaders. For Prides, it’s a way to link local activism with global decisions on equality. Learn more at pride7.org 🌈

Pride Organisers Summit in Ljubljana 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 EPOA was proud to join ILGA-Europe’s first Pride Organisers Summit with @LjubljanaPride, bringing together 30 organisers from across Europe & Central Asia to learn, connect and strengthen our movement. 💛🌈 📸 1st: Agostina Cerdan Niell | Others: ILGA-Europe

Remembering Harvey Milk 🕊️🏳️‍🌈 Assassinated on this day in 1978, his courage and visibility changed history. 47 years later, his call for equality and authenticity remains as urgent as ever. 🌈 #EPOA #HarveyMilk #PrideMovement #LGBTQHistory

irst days at the Unstoppable Pride Summit 🌈 We explored how Prides navigate political and community realities, shared how agendas form, and discussed what truly mobilises people today. Clear purpose, shared values and community trust stood out. More to come! ✨ @ljubljanapride @ilgaeurope @EPO