Breathing in the Spirit of Human Rights
Funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands
The purpose of the project is to build on the European Forum’s experiences in advocating on behalf of LGBT Christian groups and to increase its capacity for conducting strategic, sustained advocacy work that integrates all aspects of the organizations’ work (including institutional development, coalition-building, counteracting fundamentalism, advocacy at the level of the European institutions). Planning and systematizing the advocacy work is ultimately intended to empower the European Forum to conduct more effective, more proactive advocacy in combating religious based homophobia.
Project Description
The purpose of the project is to build on the Forum’s experiences in advocating on behalf of LGBT Christian groups and to increase its capacity for conducting strategic, sustained advocacy work that integrates all aspects of the organizations’ work (including institutional development, coalition building, counteracting fundamentalism, advocacy at the level of the European institutions).
Total project costs: 150,000 €
Grant: 150,000 €
Time: 05/2013–12/2015
Traditional values, religion and LGBT rights in Eastern Europe
Over the past decade we have seen many changes across both Western and Eastern Europe regarding attitudes towards the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) communities. Unfortunately, these changes haven’t always been in the direction of greater tolerance and recognition of human rights. The reality is that there is now an increased polarity between Western and Eastern Europe when it comes to legislation which affects the lives of LGBT people.
Breathing in the Spirit of Human Rights
Christians speak out for the Human Rights of LGBT People - A project of the European Forum