Author Archives: Andreas R. Ziegler

ECJ: The refusal of a Member State to recognise the change of first name and gender lawfully acquired in another Member State is contrary to the rights of EU citizens

ECJ: The refusal of a Member State to recognise the change of first name and gender lawfully acquired in another Member State is contrary to the rights of EU citizens

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) held in a case agains Romania that the refusal of a Member State to recognise the change of first name and gender lawfully acquired in another Member State is contrary to the rights of EU citizens.

Case C-4/23 | [Mirin], Judgment of 4 October 2024

More: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2024-10/cp240158en.pdf

More: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/04/romanias-refusal-to-recognise-a-transgender-mans-identity-violates-his-rights-says-eus-top

US Supreme Court to decide if Maryland parents can exempt their children from reading LGBTQ+ books

US Supreme Court to decide if Maryland parents can exempt their children from reading LGBTQ+ books

The United States Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case where Maryland parents are asking for their children to be exempt from reading elementary school books involving LGBTQ+ topics such as gender transitions. The respondent, the Montgomery County Board of Education, had approved a bill requiring schools to read their students stories with such subject matter.

Primary petitioners Tamer Mahmoud and Enas Barakat are practitioners of Islam and are joined by Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox parents who object to the content of these LGBTQ+ books. Though the petitioners are not asking to change the curriculum, they argue that compelling children to read these books contrary to their parents’ convictions violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled against the petitioners, holding that denying opt-outs did not “compel” the petitioners to change their beliefs or conduct and that they remain free to discuss these topics with their children and advise them as they wish regarding how to interpret these materials.

The US Supreme Court has taken a conservative turn in recent years, putting LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights in doubt. The court has recently agreed to hear arguments regarding defunding reproductive care provider Planned Parenthood and heard arguments on the legality of providing transgender youth gender-affirming care.

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European Union: ECJ: Compulsory indication of gender for marketing purposes inadmissible

European Union: ECJ: Compulsory indication of gender for marketing purposes inadmissible

A requirement to specify gender for a marketing address is not legal under the General Data Protection Regulation. This has been clarified by the ECJ.

The French state railroad SNCF tried to be particularly polite in its marketing campaigns. To be able to choose the correct form of address for emails, it asked customers to state their gender when booking online via SNCF Connect. The judges of the European Court of Justice have now ruled that this is unlawful.

See:https://www.heise.de/en/news/ECJ-Compulsory-indication-of-gender-for-marketing-purposes-inadmissible-10234688.html

Seealso: https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=294110&pageIndex=0&doclang=FR&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=1891972

USA: Pentagon reaches agreement with LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

USA: Pentagon reaches agreement with LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The Pentagon has reached a historic settlement with more than 30,000 LGBTQ+ veterans who were dismissed under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. They will now be able to update their military records easily.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/07/lgbtq-veterans-pentagon/

Hungary – High court decision on restrictions of the open distribution of LGBTIQ-themed books for the youth

Hungary – High court decision on restrictions of the open distribution of LGBTIQ-themed books for the youth

The application of Article 20/A of Decree 210/2009. (IX. 29.) on the Conditions of Performing Commercial Activities, prescribing specific conditions for the sale of children’s products depicting deviation from gender identity aligning with sex at birth, gender reassignment or portraying or promoting homosexuality.

More: https://www.equalitylaw.eu/downloads/6235-hungary-high-court-decision-on-restrictions-of-the-open-distribution-of-lgbtiq-themed-books-for-the-youth

Lithuania – The Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional a provision restricting information on same-sex families to minors

Lithuania – The Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional a provision restricting information on same-sex families to minors

More: https://www.equalitylaw.eu/downloads/6243-lithuania-the-constitutional-court-declares-unconstitutional-a-provision-restricting-information-on-same-sex-families-to-minors

Chrysostome Moke appelle l’Etat congolais à protéger les droits des LGBTI

Chrysostome Moke appelle l’Etat congolais à protéger les droits des LGBTI

Le Chargé des recherches au Centre d’expertise en droit  humains et criminologie (CEDHUC)  appelle le Gouvernement congolais à prendre des mesures nécessaires pour la protection des droits des LGBTI. Il l’avait dit à l’issue d’un atelier de renforcement des capacités des défenseurs des droits de l’homme, membres de la société civile d’un côté, et des membres de la Commission nationale des droits de l’homme (CNDH) dans le cadre de son projet « Liberté et égalité pour tous ».

 Selon cet expert, qui intervenait sur le sous-thème : «  Les droits économique socioculturels des  minorités sexuelles », la catégorie minoritaire sexuelle renvoie juste à des hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec les hommes, les professionnels de sexe, les transgenres, les gays, bisexuelles, les intersexes.

Il se fait que dans la pratique communautaire, ces personnes sont victimes de plusieurs types de discrimination et stigmatisation notamment dans les milieux d’emploi, de santé, culturel… suite à leur orientation sexuelle.

«  Ce qui ne devrait pas être le cas parce qu’au regard de nos textes et lois, toute attitude qui tend à discriminer cette catégorie de personne constitue une violation des droits de l’homme. Pourquoi, parce qu’à ce jour, notre législation n’a pas encore organisé des textes qui répriment tous les actes ayant trait avec l’homosexualité », a déclaré le Chargé des recherches au sein de Cedhuc, Monsieur Chrysostome Moke Tamundele.

More: https://congocroissance.com/liberte-et-egalite-pour-tous-chrysostome-moke-appelle-letat-congolais-a-proteger-les-droits-des-lgbti/

Interesting Article: MP Bator-Brył, Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation: Analysis of CJEU and ECtHR Case Law Concerning Human Rights

Interesting Article: MP Bator-Brył, Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation: Analysis of CJEU and ECtHR Case Law Concerning Human Rights

Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation: Analysis of CJEU and ECtHR Case Law Concerning Human Rights

MP Bator-Bryła – Review of European and Comparative Law, 2024

This article analyses the importance of the prohibition of discrimination based on
sexual orientation in light of the primary and secondary legislation of the European
Union, as well as the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the …

See: https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/recl/issue/view/778