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LGBTI PEOPLE ARE INVITED TO FILL IT IN.
Starting from February 1st lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer people living in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia can fill in the questionnaire which will reveal the issues and challenges faced by LGBTI people due to their sexual...
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2017
PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania is a non-profit organization that works to protect and promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer in Albania. The origins of our work are the mid-2000s with the activists group of Pro LGBT at CRCA Albania who first lobbied for legal...
7 December 2016 - Pink Embassy participated today at the 2nd NGO fair organized by the Albanian National Youth Network, Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, Youth National Service, Tirana’s Youth Leadership and the Agency for Promotion of Civil Society, with the support of OLOF Palme International Centre, CRCA Albania and the National History...
Tirana 8 December 2016 – The PINK Embassy joined today the welcoming letter that was prepared and signed by more than 20 NGO’s across the globe, sent to the first ever World Bank Adviser on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Its almost 3 years that the PINK Embassy joined the global efforts of many civil society organisations asking...
Wednesday, 23 November 2016: Earlier this month, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The reports include important and extensive information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in those 7 countries.
The reports show that LGBTI...
Tirana, 20 July 2016 – PINK Embassy, one of the leading organizations for the rights of the LGBT community (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) in Albania, through this public statement requires to express strongly its indignation to the change of position held recently by the two main parliamentary parties in Albania, the Socialist Party...
Tirana, 25 May of 2016 - Albania marks another milestone towards advancing the rights of LGBTI community. Today the Albanian Government approved the National Action Plan for LGBTI people in the Republic of Albania for the years 2016 - 2020. The adoption of this document is a tremendous victory for the LGBTI community since the adoption of the Law...
Tirana 17 May 2016 – PINK Embassy in Albania raised the LGBT flag this morning in the historic center of the capital city, Tirana, to commemorate the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This is the first time ever that an LGBT flag has been raised in Albania in an open public space, thanks to the extraordinary support...
Under the slogan “Stand up against Discrimination” the one-week Festival brings together the LGBT community, organizations and institutions to promote human rights of LGBT persons in Albania
Tirana May 16, 2016 - Under the slogan " Stand up against Discrimination", PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania, Human Rights House in Albania (HRHA), the...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Last week, the Parliament spoke out in favour of equal parental leave rights for same-sex couples with children.
In its report evaluating the implementation of the EU law (Directive 2010/18/EU) on parental leave, the Parliament emphasised that "adequate, individual, compensated parental leave is crucial for same-sex...
Thursday, 21 April 2016 - In the last of its annual progress reports on accession countries, the European Parliament evaluated the situation in Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania, including the situation of LGBTI people. Earlier this year, the Parliament already evaluated progress in Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro and FYR Macedonia.
In its...
8.5 % of the local public officials believe that the LGBT community should receive particular services or intended only for them; 36 % of public officials admitted they knew a LGBT person. 42 % of public officials are pro same - sex marriage, 34 % think that they have the right to create a family, and 68 % think they are citizens like everyone...
15 March 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania in collaboration with the Municipality of Vlora and the European Union Information Centre in Vlora opened at the hall of the latter the photography exhibition “Taste of Freedom”, the first with an LGBTI topic to be held in the coastal city.
A group of PINK Embassy activists thought to hold an...
On March 11th 2016 PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania held open lecture at the Faculty of Natural and Human Sciences at Korça University. The activity was held in cooperation with the Faculty and was attended by Philosophy - Sociology students.
In the training students managed to learn more about LGBTI concepts, sexual orientation, gender identity,...
26 February 2016, Tirana - PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania held at the premises of the Human Rights House of Albania the one day training “Homophobic and transphobic bullying”.
The activity was held in the framework of the initiative “Improve the lives of LGBTI people at community level” with the support of the European Instrument for Democracy...
Campaign opens: “I Will Be at Tirana Pride, How About You?”
February 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro officially announced today its campaign under the moto “I will be at Tirana pride, how about you?” to mobilize national and international organizations, institutions, activists and general population to join the 3rd Tirana Pride on the 25th of...
Shkodra, 17 February 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania with the support of the European Union held today a training session on LGBTI topics with teachers from high schools of Shkodra. The training session was held with teachers and psychologists from social and natural sciences of the cities high schools.
Held in the framework of the...
3 February 2016, Elbasan – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania with the support of the European Union and in cooperation with Elbasan University “Aleksander Xhuvani” held an open lecture with the participation of more than 100 students majoring in education. The event was held in the framework of the initiative “Improving the lives of LGBT community...
Vlora, 29 January 2016 – PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania with the support of the European Union, held today the training on LGBTI topics with high schools “Ataturk”, “Halim Xhelo’, “Ali Demi” of Vlora. The training session was held with teachers and psychologists from social and natural sciences of the three high schools.
Held in the framework of...
25 January 2016, Tirana – Representatives of PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania introduced the LGBT topic at training on the same topic for the Peace Corps staff in Albania. The latter is an international service organization of the United States of America which sends volunteers in many countries of the world in order to offer support to local...
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