2023 Pages

When preparing this Newsletter editorial, we looked at the previous numbers, starting in 2016 and we passed the review of numerous activities and even more meetings with our community. In the beginning we could just mention a few happenings in our CEE region but gradually our Pages became an extensive window on the LGBTIQ life in our micro cosmos. The number and size of LGBTIQ activist groups increased and their professionalism grew. 

But we cannot ignore that the winds have shifted, also in our region. The existing goodwill towards our community changed gradually into reluctance and even hostility. But when reading these Pages, you will see that we still move forward with our activism, we still have remarkable successes. We see that in many countries the courts form a democratic wall against repressive political decisions that violate constitutional rules. We must be vigilant in our strategies, but we have seen time and time again that no populistic political nor any other parties will stop our work because our demands are just and an integrated part of Human Rights! We just entered our 11th year of advocacy work and are ready for the next 11 years.