22nd annual ILGA-Europe conference meets in Brussels: in pictures

October 30, 2018 On Saturday, the four day event of the 22nd Annual conference of (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Association) ended which was hosted at the Belgian capital Brussels. According to the organisers, over 550 LGBTI activists attended this year's conference for LGBTI equality and human rights in Europe and.

The conference commenced on Thursday, October 24. The theme of this year's conference was "Politics for Change", which according to the organisers was an "opportunity to put out a loud call for action towards politicians, institutions, partners and other allies". Three organisations &mdash; Arc-en-Ciel Wallonie, Çavaria, and RainbowHouse &mdash; helped to organise the conference, the first of its kind in the Belgian capital.

On Thursday, Development Cooperation Minister of Belgium, announced pledging €500 thousand for LGBTI organisations working for the rights of LGBT+. In his speech, he said

Regarding the genital mutilation of children, Yuri Guaiana, an Italian member of the association, told Gay News:  Guaiana went on to say,  Friday was the.

The 2020 ILGA-Europe Annual Conference is scheduled to be hosted in Bulgarian capital Sofia. Sofia had previously hosted the tenth annual conference in 2006.