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Latest backlashes

Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region below.

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Turkey
11 Sep 2024
Anti-LGBTIQ+ advertisement broadcast approval
Conservatism Anti-gender Political homophobia State Institutions/Bodies Civil Society Organisations Hate-speech
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Cyprus
16 Feb 2024
Cyprus: Government says country “not ready for Gay marriage”
Conservatism Political homophobia Heads of State/Government Officials
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Italy
31 Jan 2024
Italy: Prosecutors contestation of children born to same-sex parents’ birth certificates
Heads of State/Government Officials State Institutions/Bodies Judiciary Political homophobia Conservatism Court's ruling Sexual and reproductive health and rights Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection
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Morocco/Western Sahara
29 Dec 2023
Morocco: Anti-feminist lobbying as Morocco revises Family Code
Anti-feminism Conservatism Civil Society Organisations Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Freedom from discrimination
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France
6 Nov 2023
Gender-inclusive writing rejected by the Senate
Anti-gender Conservatism Heads of State/Government Officials Draft Law/Decree/Reform Members of Parliament
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Turkey
11 Oct 2023
Erdogan tells supporters he does not “recognise” LGBTIQ+ people
Conservatism Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Heads of State/Government Officials Hate-speech
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Turkey
25 Sep 2023
Conservative NGOs march against LGBTIQ+ associations
Conservatism Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Civil Society Organisations Protest Hate-speech
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Turkey Algeria
15 Sep 2023
Optional course introduced to combat LGBTIQ+ values in schools
Conservatism Political homophobia Anti-gender Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Education State Institutions/Bodies
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Lebanon
13 Sep 2023
Bid to Ban screening of Barbie
Anti-gender Political homophobia Conservatism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Heads of State/Government Officials Block/Veto
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Turkey
4 Sep 2023
State agency fines streaming platforms for “promoting” homosexuality
Political homophobia Anti-gender Anti-feminism Conservatism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion State Institutions/Bodies Financial Decision Block/Veto
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Ireland
24 Aug 2023
Far-right figures targeting libraries with LGBTIQ+ content
Anti-gender Conservatism Education Sexual and reproductive health and rights Political Party Protest
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Algeria
18 Aug 2023
Ban on Barbie film
Conservatism Political homophobia Anti-feminism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion State Institutions/Bodies Block/Veto
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