The legal network behind Europe's LGBTQ+ movement.

Lavender Common is a pan-European NGO advancing LGBTQ+ rights across Europe through strategic litigation, legal research, and a cross-border network of advocacy partners.

OUR THEORY OF CHANGE

Fighting for LGBTQ+ rights has to be a collaborative effort.
Lavender Common brings litigation expertise to that collaboration.

A pan-European network of grassroots charities

Fighting discrimination daily, but often isolated without the legal expertise or resources to pursue litigation or legislative campaigning that can make a difference.

Pro bono legal support

Research, strategic guidance, and pro bono legal support that is accessible to grassroots organisations across Europe.

Campaigns that make a difference

Legal wins and collaborative social media campaigns working together to protect LGBTQ+ people nationally and across Europe.

The team behind Lavender Common

Lavender Common is overseen by a board of trustees and run day-to-day by a small, growing team.

Why a Europe-wide fight matters.

A single judgment from the European Court of Human Rights can set the standard for every country bound by the Convention. And across Europe, LGBTQ+ people are still being left behind.

46countries bound by the European Convention on Human Rights
700m+people whose rights the Convention protects
28 of 49European countries score below 50% for LGBTI legal equality
1 in 2LGBTIQ people in the EU faced hate-motivated harassment, up from 1 in 3 in 2019

Now you know who we are. Here's how to join our fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Europe.

From £10 a year, you become part of a pan-European network funding real court cases that protect LGBTQ+ people across Europe.

Support LGBTQ+ rights today