Queer Easter 2001

Workshops | International survey

International survey on lesbigay rights

Is your mother organisation a gay friendly (supportive) organisation?

	Croatia	Forum mladith of social democratic party is "gay friendly"
	Germany	SJD - Die Falken: yes / SPD: a little bit
	Great Britain	yes
	The Netherlands	yes
	Poland	yes
	Slovakia	just starting to recognise the need
	Slovenia	yes
	Sweden	yes

Is there an organised queer group within your mother organisation?

	Croatia	no
	Germany	yes - SJD - Die Falken: queerforum / SPD: Schwusos
	Great Britain	yes - Rainbow Network
	The Netherlands	not anymore
	Poland	yes
	Slovakia	no
	Slovenia	no
	Sweden	yes

What is the age of consent (the age when you can have sex without anyone being procecutes afterwards) for straight / queer people?

	Croatia	16 / 16
	Germany	16 (14 if your partner is under 18) / 16 (14 if your partner is under 18)
	Great Britain	16 / 16 (but not for women)
	The Netherlands	16 / 16
	Poland	16 / 16
	Slovakia	15 / 15
	Slovenia	15 / 15
	Sweden	15 / 15

Is homsexuality legal? If yes, since when? If no, what is the legal sanction?

	Croatia	yes
	Germany	yes - since 1969
	Great Britain	yes - since 1967
	The Netherlands	yes
	Poland	yes - since 1922
	Slovakia	yes - since 1990
	Slovenia	yes - since the beginning of the 80s
	Sweden	yes - since 1946

Are same-sex partnerships recognised by the state?

Are same-sex marriages recognised by the state?

Is adoption of children by the same-sex partners allowed by the state?

	Croatia	no
	Germany	no
	Great Britain	no
	The Netherlands	yes
	Poland	no
	Slovakia	no
	Slovenia	no
	Sweden	no (proposal in the parliament)

Is IVF (in vitro fertilisation -> artifical insemination) treatment available for lesbians?

	Croatia	no
	Germany	no
	Great Britain	no
	The Netherlands	yes
	Poland	yes
	Slovakia	?
	Slovenia	not yet (it was possible before)
	Sweden	no (proposal in the parliament)

If your answer to any of the last five questions was negative: Do you have any legislation in process to improve the current situation?

Describe the state of homphobia!

	Croatia	the community is ignoring any problem pretending that homo people don't exist
	Germany	differences between urban and rural (worth) and also between east and west (worth)
	Great Britain	different situation: east/west/north/south and urban or rural
	The Netherlands	low
	Poland	60%
	Slovakia	outside the capital 80%
	Slovenia	more than 60%
	Sweden	widestreat smaller cities and rural areas

Is there anti-discrimination measures concering work?

	Croatia	not about sexual orientation - but national, economic, political, rasism, gender
	Germany	legislation in progress (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz)
	Great Britain	only for transsexual
	The Netherlands	artikel no. 1 in dutch constitution
	Poland	yes
	Slovakia	no
	Slovenia	yes - constitution penal code
	Sweden	yes

Is blood donation allowed for gay men? If not, why not?

	Croatia	in a questionary for blood donation sexual orientation is irrelevant
	Germany	no, because the risk of HIV and AIDS
	Great Britain	no, because the risk of HIV and AIDS
	The Netherlands	no
	Poland	yes
	Slovakia	no, because the risk of HIV and AIDS
	Slovenia	yes
	Sweden	no

Is homosexuality still treated as an illness or regarded as a mental disorder according to the official psychiatric doctrine?

Are queer people (people not hinding their sexual orientation) alowed to join the military forces or to serve their military duty?

Name biggest (most influential, active, politically powerful ...) queer organisations - common, lesbian, gay and youth!

	Croatia	very small, very well hidden LORI-Rijeka lesbian organisation
	Germany	LSVD
	Great Britain	stonewall Outrage
	The Netherlands	COC
	Poland	Lambda
	Slovakia	Initiative DIFFERENCE
	Slovenia	lesbian: SKUC-LL youth: LEGEBITRA
	Sweden	RFSL

Can you name few national queer celebrities (famous queer people)?

	Croatia	Denis Latin (host of the most influrent social-political talk show), Bernrad Cvek (TV)
	Germany	Alfred Biolek, Hella von Sinnen, Patrick Lindner, Ulrike Folkert, Hape Kerkeling
	Great Britain	Boy George, Graham Norton, Michael Barrimore
	The Netherlands	lots
	Poland	none
	Slovakia	none
	Slovenia	transsexual artist SALOME
	Sweden	Jonas Csardell, Mark Levengood, Efra Attling, Eva Dahlgren, Markus Karlsson