European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights


The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights is an intergroup of the European Parliament's legislators which focuses upon the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons both inside and outside the European Union. It is a cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament counting over 130 supporters coming from 5 political groups and 25 countries. The LGBTI Rights Intergroup remains the largest in the 2019-2024 legislature.
The Intergroup collaborates with EU institutions, Permanent Representations of Member States, other European International Organisations and civil society associations.

Political Priorities

The priorities are as follows:
  1. Freedom of movement for LGBTI people
  2. Monitoring the European Commission
  3. Combating discrimination in the European Union
  4. Securing transgender and intersex rights
  5. Monitoring human rights in the work of the European Union
Both Co-Presidents and Vice-Presidents decide upon the Intergroup's work programme and priorities.

Membership

Presidency

The Bureau of the Intergroup is composed of 6 Members:
The Co-Presidents lead the Intergroup and represent it both inside and outside of the European Parliament, taking urgent decisions when necessary.
Previous presidents and vice-presidents of the intergroup include: Tanja Fajon, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Ulrike Lunacek, Daniele Viotti, Michael Cashman and Ian Duncan.

Full members

As of April 2020, the Intergroup's membership consists of 148 members, including the aforementioned.
By political group:
The Intergroup additionally counts on the membership of 12 other MEPs who do not wish for their identity to be disclosed.

Secretary

The current secretary is Miguel Chambel since March 2020.
Previous secretaries include: