The conference will offer an opportunity to highlight progress across key policy areas, while considering the varying levels of progress towards advancing LGBTIQ+ equality across the EU, ensuring there are areas of interest for a broader audience.
The policy areas considered at the conference will align closely with the EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030.
One area that will be explored is LGBTIQ+ equality across the lifecycle – looking at both supporting young LGBTIQ+ people and their families, with a particular emphasis on the digital environment, and examining the challenges faced by older LGBTIQ+ people.
Another area looked at will be protecting diversity, including approaches to combating discrimination faced by Intersex persons and community-based engagement and practices to enhance LGBTIQ+ safety.
The event will gather national governments, EU institutions, international organisations, and LGBTIQ+ civil society representatives, among others, to discuss progress and challenges in advancing LGBTIQ+ equality across the EU.