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LGBTQ+ American travellers look to Europe for safer holidays

Some are even visiting to seek out potential places to relocate to, according to one travel expert.

Europe News

MEPs protest Hungary’s Budapest Pride ban

A cross-party group of MEPs plans to join Budapest Pride despite Hungary’s ban. Organisers and lawmakers urge the European Commission to take legal action, warning of broader risks to civil liberties across the EU.

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Who will win Eurovision 2025? Euronews Culture’s final predictions

26 countries are set to battle it out in one of the most politically charged Eurovision finals ever. Here are the three acts we believe could take home the trophy.

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Pope already hit with waves of misinformation a week into the job

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media and elsewhere.

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Meet the pop star singing to bring Eurovision back to Slovakia

Adonxs said "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" to his native Slovakia for Prague many years ago but the candidate for Czechia tells Euronews Culture that he wants his Eurovision song to help make the contest much more popular with the government in the country of his birth.

Culture news

Austria's JJ hopes classical training will lead to Eurovision success

Johannes Pietsch - aka: JJ - seems comfortable carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. The 24 year old Austrian-Filippino is one of the big favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest and believes his roots as a counter-tenor can help him conquer Europe.

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Jill Sobule, known for LGBTQ+ anthem 'I Kissed a Girl,' dies in fire

Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter whose witty writing first attracted widespread attention with the gay-themed song 'I Kissed a Girl', has died in a house fire. Her 1995 hit is widely regarded as the first song with an openly gay-theme to break into the Billboard top 20 charts.

Culture news

Eurovision winner Nemo speaks out on UK court ruling over trans women

Nemo called the ruling of Britain’s highest court an “attack on trans+ rights”. Doctors at the British Medical Association have condemned the ruling, and now, the UK's only judge to publicly say they are transgender plans to take the UK governement to the European Court of Human Rights.

Europe News

'Many reject those he welcomed' - Polish LGBTQ+ community on pope

Pope Francis will be associated by many of the faithful with his support for marginalised groups. This approach - while converging with the Gospel in the most profound way - was not much reflected in the conservative teachings of the Church in Poland.

Lifestyle

‘Protect the dolls’: How a t-shirt became a symbol for trans rights

The t-shirt, designed by Conner Ives, gained popularity when it was sported by several A-list celebrities. All proceeds from the sales are donated to US-based charity Trans Lifeline.

Europe News

Trans activists rally in London over gender ruling

Thousands of trans activists rally in London, days after the Supreme Court ruled a woman is based on biological sex, thereby excluding trans women from the definition.

Europe News

EU countries decry Hungary's Pride ban as Brussels mulls legal action

Hungary is facing the ire of its fellow member states after the country's parliament approved a law that prohibits the Pride parade.

Hungary

Hungary passes amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events

The amendment declares that children's rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including the right to peaceful assembly.

Hungary

Protesters gather on Budapest bridge against Hungary's new LGBTQ+ laws

Demonstrators waved both rainbow and Ukrainian flags, uniting their causes in a protest against recent government policies perceived as echoing those of Russia.

Europe in Motion

LGBTQ+ dating: Best European cities for a weekend of romance ranked

Planning your summer getaway and looking for an LGBT-friendly destination? Here are Europe's best ranked options.

Moments

LGBTQ+ travellers rethink US trips amid new Trump policies

Trump’s new policies have created uncertainty for travellers as US immigration authorities may now require documentation showing ‘sex at birth’.

Culture news

Sir Elton John’s AIDS charity blacklisted in Russia for LGBTQ+ support

The charity has been officially designated as an "undesirable organisation." This move further escalates tensions between Russia and organisations promoting LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms.

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Protesters block Budapest bridges over LGBTQ+ event ban

A new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events and restricting assembly sparked protests in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, with critics condemning the controversial move.

Europe News

Protesters block traffic in Budapest in opposition to Pride events ban

The protest was the second in as many weeks since the ruling Fidesz party of Hungary used its two-thirds parliamentary majority last Tuesday to expedite the law, which critics say is the government's most recent assault on the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in the country.

Culture news

How Rebecca Black reinvented herself as a camp pop icon

As 'Friday' singer Rebecca Black is announced as the support act on Katy Perry's upcoming Lifetimes Tour, we look at the surprising career trajectory of the much-derided child star.