Press Release: Promoting equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the European Union

In late 2008, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will publish the first comparative EU study on the situation concerning homophobia and discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation in all 27 Member States of the European Union. This study, which was requested by the European Parliament in June 2007, is based on official and unofficial information on both national and EU level. It will examine existing case law and legal instruments while providing evidence on homophobic incidents and discrimination. It will also outline existing policies and good practice by public authorities and civil society organisations.