“I don’t exist in a euphemism”
Days ahead of his graduation speech, Florida student Zander Moricz forcefully conveyed (in this interview with Teen Vogue, from which the above photo is taken) his sense of outrage at having to…
All Inc! goes to Greece!
Heated. That about sums up the meeting in sunny Greece on the island of Lesbos. Heat itself is not a bad thing, nor am I suggesting that things didn’t work out or…
All Inc! is connecting with leaders in diversity and inclusion all around the world
AllInc!’s Philipp Aigner, from our DE2 team, was nominated by the U.S. Department of State for its International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP, under the title “A Global Moment in Time:…
“All Inc!” project in German “Queer Mentor” podcast
AllInc!’s Philipp Aigner, from our DE2 team, was recently interviewed in an episode of the “Queer Mentor” platform’s podcast. The “Queer Mentor” initiative seeks to connect young queers with experienced queer mentors…
It’s that time of the year…
… when our colleagues from the ES2 team share with us all the exciting activities they organize to commemorate Pride. Here’s their press release: For the second year in a row, the…
Now we can all donate blood
In the early 1990s, the Hellenic National Blood Donation Center (link), in an effort to enhance public awareness regarding blood donation, used the slogan “You do not donate your blood, you just…
For a queer school
In this post, ES2’s Nuria reflects on ideas inspired by the book Pedagogías queer (Queer Pedagogies), by Mercedes Sánchez Sáinz. (Find links to this book, and to other references mentioned in the…
Gender-related terminology and its importance
In the last decade, we have seen a growing number of people who are fighting against gender norms and coming out as members of the LGBTQ+ community. In this post we are…
Rainbow zebra crossing in Herzele
At our school gates we had to wait for it a little longer, but just like in many other Belgian towns, the municipality of Herzele now has its own ‘rainbow zebra crossing’…
Hungary’s upcoming referendum: a Catch-22 situation — and a way out
We have previously reported in this blog on the June 2021 Hungarian bill, allegedly a “child protection”, anti-pedophile act that unmistakably targeted the LGBTQI+ community in an attempt to keep them hidden…
The German “gender gaga discussion” and the invasion of Ukraine
Recently, I heard my neighbours talk about the horrible war in Ukraine. One of them pointed out: “That’s what we get now from these fucking gender discussions!” Caught off guard, I was…
LGBT+ talent is a big opportunity for employers in a tight labor market
Via our Belgian team of Kristof and Oliver, our blog welcomes this contribution originated in the JoinMe2 project for inclusive education. Read the project’s mission statement here. Special thanks to our team…
AllInc! reaches a wider audience in Gibraltar
Fresh from the Cádiz meeting, AllInc’s Zoltan travelled to nearby Gibraltar to deliver a public lecture on “Law in Schools – Challenges in Teacher Training”. From the event’s description: “What are the…
AllInc! goes to Cádiz!
Now that Europe is on the way to recovery from the complications of Covid-19, our latest project meeting thankfully could take part physically. For the most part, all participating countries were able…
AllInc! present at “Universities for Diversity” Network foundational meeting
Our project was present at the meeting, held in València (Spain) on 16-17 December, at which the “Universities for Diversity” Network was officially constituted. Twenty-five representatives of the units, offices or observatories…
Wolna Szkoła
As Polish parlament moves closer to passing the so-called “Lex Czarnek”, designed —in the name of protecting “the morality of children”— to increase governmental control of school curricula and, by implication, eliminate…
Change of Government in Germany – a chance for LGBT+ people?
For several weeks now, Germany has had a new government, led by a new (male) chancellor, Olaf Scholz. A coalition agreement, reached by three different political parties and entitled “Daring to make…
29 October 2021: a split Poland
Currently, Poland is a country of dissonance and many contradictions. Friday 29 October saw the Seym* pass the citizen’s legislative initiative “STOP LGBT”, promoted by Kaja Godek on behalf of the Życie…
“Diversity matters all year round”
The city of Leeuwarden was the Netherland’s national center of celebrations regarding Coming Out Day and Pink Saturday. Numerous activities in the city attracted many to join and also show support to…
On the U-turn of attitudes in Hungary, and educators’ tasks and responsibility
Navigating Hungary’s LGTB+ history, and analysing its legal frameworks, one can easily recognise the U-turn the current government has taken as regards the policies and attitudes towards the LGBT+ community developed over…
Sex education as an axis of Greece’s “Skills Workshops”
With the aim of eliciting input from Ekto Gymnasio Mytilinis and other local secondary schools in Greece about school-based sexuality education, many pupils have responded to a questionnaire —similar to the one…
“With fear there is no freedom”
Such was the cry that brought together hundreds of demonstrators in Madrid last Saturday, following a week when the news of yet another homophobic attack, which turned out to be untrue, both…
Findings from the AllInc! Belgium report
In this week’s post, the Belgian team of Tessa, Guy & Oliver offers us a glimpse at the results collected for the project’s report (to be published by the Waxmann imprint; link)…
Recent activities at UCA
During and after the recent Pride celebration, the UCA team were involved in a handful of events, at some of which our project was made known to a broader community. You can…
“I am an optimist”
I am an optimist. I have to be an optimist. So let me tell you an optimistic story. Despite all the things that make our lives —the lives of LGBT+ people in…
Inside or outside Europe?
The events of early 1989, when the communist regime and the democratic opposition sat to negotiate, not only signalled the beginning of Poland’s transition process and triggered the fall of the Iron…
From bystanders to upstanders: meet UP4Diversity
Legal changes to the rights and protections of the LGBTIQ community in Hungary and Poland, in progress for some time but accelerating rapidly more recently, are having a predictably detrimental outcome. Today, we…
Black day for Hungarian people, not only for the LGBTQI+ community
On the 15th of June 2021, Hungary’s Parliament voted to adopt legislation, originally referred to as the anti-pedophile act, aiming to protect children from sexual abuse and harassment. However, at the very last…
Sexuality education: Greece moving one step forward
The school year 2021-2022 will be a landmark for sexuality education in Greece. The Greek Ministry of Education decided it will introduce Sexuality Education in national compulsory curricula for primary and secondary…
Celebrating queerness in a secondary education school
Being a teenager has never been an easy task. Even less so when one feels they do not fit the mould. In this period, during which one’s identity is still being constructed,…