Alvar Ameljushenko — Tallinn Bearty, Estonia
Founded in 2015, Tallinn Bearty is the only festival of bear culture in the Baltic region. I spoke to Alvar Ameljushenko, the co-founder and organizer of the festival, to learn more about…
Estonia
ADDED ON: 02/22/2021
Annual LGBTI report: Estonia’s legislation stagnated, hate speech on a rise
In its annual review of the human rights situation of LGBTI people in Europe and Central Asia, ILGA-Europe, an advocacy group, listed Estonia with the countries that have seen a rise in…
ADDED ON: 02/17/2021
More European politicians found using homophobic hate speech
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Homophobic language and hate speech against transgender people are on the increase among European politicians, an advocacy group said on Tuesday as it sounded the alarm about…
ADDED ON: 02/16/2021
More European politicians found using homophobic hate speech
Homophobic language and hate speech against transgender people are on the increase among European politicians, an advocacy group said on Tuesday as it sounded the alarm about a backlash against LGBT+ rights…
ADDED ON: 11/11/2020
Estonia’s Anti-LGBT Minister Resigns Over Biden Remarks
Estonia’s anti-LGBT, far-right interior minister, Mart Helme, resigned Nov. 9, a day after he called President-elect Joe Biden and his son Hunter “corrupt characters” without providing further details or evidence. “Last night…
ADDED ON: 11/07/2020
Estonia’s liberal reputation at stake as gay marriage referendum emboldens the far-right
Over the past decade, Estonia has developed an international reputation as both an economic tech hub and a liberal bastion of human rights. As well as opening its doors to digital nomads with…
ADDED ON: 10/31/2020
Estonia’s Parliament Likely to Debate Same Sex Marriage by Public Demand
The Estonian Green Party is celebrating after its petition calling for same-sex marriage broke all records.The party posted the petition on the official parliamentary site. Petitions on the site which gather over…
ADDED ON: 10/29/2020
Greens’ same-sex marriage petition most signed in portal’s history
The Estonian Greens' petition in support of same-sex marriage hosted on the Citizen Initiative Portal rahvaalgatus.ee is the most-signed in the website's history. As of noon on Tuesday, the petition has gathered…
ADDED ON: 10/19/2020
Pro-LGBT+ central Tallinn protest passes off largely peaceably
Around 300 people gathered in Tallinn's Vadaduse väljak (Freedom Square) Sunday in protest against a planned referendum on defining marriage within the constitution as being between one man and one woman. The…
ADDED ON: 05/15/2018
Which European Countries Have the Best and Worst LGBTI Rights?
Countries across Europe need to do more to protect the rights of LGBTI people, according to a new index, which says law and policy advances have slowed down across the region. The…
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