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In Romania the LGBT communities are facing homophobia in the context where national legislation does not include specific protection against discrimination based on gender identity or expression. The project approaches the lack of coordination and common understanding of LGBTI themes and priorities (among LGBT groups), the limited capacity to identify the target groups and to support LGBT rights and the lack of interest of decision makers (local, governmental, parliamentary) toward the priorities of the LGBTI community. There will be organized local meetings (in București, Brașov, Iași, Constanța, Timișoara, Cluj) to identify actual needs of the LGBT communities and set 3 transversal themes. There will be created a national network for the improvement of public policies regarding LGBTI rights and an integrated intervention plan on public policies, based on the 3 themes and 3 levels of decision makers (parliament, government and local authorities). A national advocacy campaign will put on the public agenda the 3 advocacy themes, identified from the national network consultation process and a national study regarding public attitude regarding main LGBT themes. 60 members of groups and organizations that promote LGBTI rights will be involved in project activities along with 300 stakeholders. Intermediary beneficiaries will be 40 mass-media representatives, 15 representatives of political parties, 15 representatives of public institutions 30 representatives from the academic field and 30 NGOs representatives.
The Equality Index (developed within the project) will remain an advocacy instrument for the LGBT community (for example in local and parliamentary elections in 2024, to evaluate candidates and parties), and the network will continue to facilitate cooperation between future generations of LGBT activists.