Just one week after the EU rejected the
controversial Estrela report another equally controversial draft report, the ‘Roadmap
against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and
gender identity’ otherwise known as the Lunacek report, was adopted today by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs, by 40 votes to 2 with 6 abstentions.
It is understood
that today’s report follows a number of previous demands made to the European
Parliament over a three year period, to roll out a so called ‘equality strategy’
for LGBT people similar to the strategies that already exist for Roma integration,
gender equality and discrimination.
The draft report,
which was adopted today by the Committee was prepared by Austrian MEP Ulrike
Lunacek. The report calls on the commission to make proposals for the areas of
employment, education, health and access to goods and services.
It is expected
that the report will come before the Parliament in plenary in February however
it is still possible that it may be included in the January session.
We are currently
analyzing the report and will report further on it as soon as possible
