In the latest newsletter of NELFA you will find – as usual – information about the recent activities of our European Network and important news about LGBTIQ* parents, their children, allies and […]
NELFA welcomes the recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU
The Network of European LGBTIQ* Families Associations, NELFA, is very pleased with the judgement in the so-called “Coman case”. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had to […]
COFACE May Newsletter
The news items of the latest newsletter from COFACE highlight national actions of COFACE members to make societies more inclusive for persons with disabilities (and we are proud to welcome […]
IFED 2018: New NGO comitted to equal rights for all families
Each year since 2012, the first Sunday of May marks the celebration of the International Family Equality Day (IFED) – an LGBTIQ-awareness day that honors the beauty of all families […]
Italy: A courageous decision and the triumph of reason!
A lesbian couple from Turin successfully registered their son, born through medically assisted procreation: Chiara Foglietta, a Turin councillor, and her partner Micaela Ghisleni (both members of Famiglie Arcobaleno and […]
Denmark’s first Aeroe Rainbow Family festival
In the south of Denmark, on the Island of Aeroe, four volunteers are finalizing plans for the very first ‘Aeroe Rainbow Family festival’, a festival for rainbow families from all […]
Little Rainbow Families Meeting in Berlin on 28th and 29th of April 2018
NELFA and LSVD Berlin-Brandenburg are preparing a little Rainbow Families Meeting in Berlin on 28th and 29th of April 2018. We’ll have a training course in the following week (Erasmus+) […]
New report & LGBT-family meeting in Frankfurt
Report A new report for Council of Europe highlights emerging European consensus on same-sex families, based on the legal survey of the LawsAndFamilies Database, finds that a growing European consensus […]
NELFA’s March Newsletter
BRUSSELS, 2 March 2018: Burning rainbow family books in Croatia, perfidious methods of Russian security forces against a gay couple married in Denmark, the silly “gender madness” attacks of populist politicians […]
A huge step: automatic co-parent recognition in Finland
A milestone for the well-being of children in Finnish rainbow families: automatic co-parent recognition in Finland. NELFA welcomes the decision to recognise both women in same-sex partnerships as mothers from […]