Report Suggests Life Is Getting Tougher for LGBTQ People in Europe
- Annual review assesses human rights of LGBTQ community
- Widespread hate speech leading to life or death consequences
A participant at EuroPride is asked by riot police to continue marching, in Belgrade, Serbia.
Photographer: Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images
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The LGBTQ community in Europe and central Asia has faced increasingly violent and deadly planned attacks in 2022, according to a flagship report.
LGBTQ people have seen targeted attacks amid rising and widespread hate speech from politicians, religious leaders, right-wing organizations and media pundits, the Brussels-based ILGA-Europe found in its 12th annual review published Monday.