Far-right politicians across Europe are increasingly weaponizing LGBTQ+ rights, which is leading to a rise in hate crimes, according to campaigners like Katrin Hugendubel from ILGA-Europe. While Europe has historically been a leader in advancing LGBTQ+ rights, recent trends signify a backlash, with laws being reversed and new discriminative legislation introduced. Examples include Hungary and Slovakia attempting to enshrine traditional gender definitions constitutionally, and countries like Italy and Bulgaria proposing bans on LGBTQ+ topics in schools. The Council of Europe reported an uptick in transphobic hate speech, correlating with politicians targeting LGBTQ+ communities, resulting in heightened violence and discrimination.
Not only is there a real non-advancement in legal protection, but laws are actually being taken away... to marginalise the community.
Politicians themselves have used parliament, political rallies and media interviews to take aim at the community, fuelling anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and normalising discrimination.
The impacts had been wide-reaching, leading to more hate online and offline, and that's leading to increasing violence.
Transphobic hate speech was rife in many European countries, with references to protecting children against gender ideology becoming a recurring trend.
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