Surge in transphobic speech among politicians sparks concern ahead of EU elections, new report warns

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Transphobic and anti-LGBTI rhetoric is on the rise among politicians in Europe, according to a new report, prompting alarm ahead of the EU elections in June.

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00:00 Politicians are using transphobic and anti-LGBTI rhetoric to sow division ahead of June`s European

00:07 elections. These are the findings of a new study by advocacy group ILGA Europe. It finds

00:14 that hate speech towards the LGBTI community has surged in the past year and that children

00:20 are being weaponized.

00:23 Students are demonizing the LGBTI community and are using children as an argument that

00:30 they need to be protected from harm. And we see that leading to example for very violent

00:36 process outside libraries and schools where children are actually supposed to feel safe.

00:41 These scare tactics aim to build opposition to trans minors` access to health care and

00:47 skepticism towards sex education. The report says physical attacks against the LGBTI community

00:53 are also on the rise with all but one EU member state reporting a hate crime in the past year.

00:59 ILGA Europe is calling on candidates and parties to commit to upholding LGBTI rights in the

01:05 campaign leading up to June`s vote.

01:08 In the campaign specifically, we need everyone to work against polarization and against the

01:14 fact that the debate is getting more and more violent. So, we are asking for reason, we

01:20 are asking for calm, we are asking for understanding.

01:25 The EU says disinformation using identity-based stereotypes is a threat to democracy. ILGA

01:31 says political parties must take action to protect both human rights and electoral integrity.

01:38 See?

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