Words become stronger when followed by actions.

The EU has been declared an LGBTQI Freedom Zone, but we need more than sentiments. For LGBTQI+ youth to be truly free, we need action.

On September 16th 2020, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the European Union is “a Union where you can be who you are and love who you want – without fear of recrimination or discrimination…Because being yourself is not your ideology,” she said. “It’s your identity. And no one can ever take it away.”
That statement was followed by the adoption of the first-ever EU strategy on LGBTQI equality. 
 
We acknowledge that these are key steps to move toward more inclusive and open societies. But we need to move further. We need to turn words into action. We need actions that adequately address the issues faced by the LGBTQI+ community today. All of which have become more acute during the pandemic.

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