ILGA Europe: Equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in Europe.

www.ilga-europe.org

Keywords: Europe, english,Sexuality, discrimination, gender equality, sexual freedom, human rights.

ILGA is a NGO which represents its members, principally organizations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, at the European level. Its membership comprises 222 organizations from throughout Europe.

 ILGA-Europe’s mission is  to act as a European voice for the rights of those who face discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression; to promote the right to equality and freedom from discrimination by lobbying and advocacy, and by educating and informing the European and international institutions, media and civil society; to strengthen the capacity of European human rights organizations fighting against sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression discrimination to work for equality through their involvement in advocacy, campaigning and networking, the exchange of best practice, the dissemination of information and capacity-building programs.