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We're the European Pride Organisers Association, supporting Europe's Pride movement and licensing #EuroPride. #EuroPride2026 is in Amsterdam 🇳🇱, as part of @WorldPride2026 · 25 Jul–8 Aug 2026
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🌍 Sámi National Day — 6 February

Today we mark Sámi National Day, celebrating the culture, history and resilience of the Sámi people across Northern Europe.

#EPOA #SámiNationalDay #IndigenousRights #HumanRights
The image features a colorful background with vertical stripes in red, green, yellow, and blue, resembling the Sámi flag. A circle is centered on the stripes. Text on the image reads, "Sámi National Day" and "Date: 7 February." The EPOA logo is at the bottom. Wavy yellow and green lines decorate the corners.
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 LGBT+ History Month (UK) — February

February marks LGBT+ History Month in the UK, with this year’s theme: Science & Innovation 🔬

#LGBTHistoryMonth #UK #ScienceAndInnovation #EPOA
A colorful illustration featuring a flask with splashes of rainbow colors emerging from it. Text reads "LGBT+ History Month (UK)" and "LGBT+ History Month 2026." The date is noted as February. A logo with the acronym EPOA is at the bottom.
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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🎉 Registration: EPOA AGM 2026 in Magdeburg 🇩🇪

❗ Today is the last day for Early Bird registration: don’t miss it❗

🔗 All details on registration, fees and booking phases:
https://csdmagdeburg.de/agm-2026-magdeburg/

#EPOA #AGM2026 #Magdeburg #PrideMovement
The image features a colorful hand-shaped logo with rainbow colors and European Union stars, representing the European Pride Organisers Annual General Meeting in Magdeburg 2026. A red banner in the top left corner reads "Early Bird Special." The EPOA logo is at the bottom.
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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🚨 This morning, the Hungarian Prosecution Office formally brought charges against Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organising Budapest Pride in June last year.

Pride cannot be banned!

👉 Read the full story via Reuters:
https://reut.rs/4q4FgWW

📸 REUTERS / Márton Monus

#EPOA #BudapestPride
Picture of the mayor of Budapest with a text box stating: 'Hungary charges Budapest mayor over role in banned Pride march'. Logo of EPOA is shown at the bottom.
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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Holocaust Memorial Day — 27 January 🕯️

Today we pause to remember the victims of the Holocaust and reflect on where hatred, exclusion and dehumanisation can lead.

Remembrance is not only about the past. It is a responsibility to stand up for human dignity, democracy and human rights today.

#EPOA
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January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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🧑‍💻 EPOA Nominations Process Webinar — Members Invited

Tomorrow, 27 January at 19:00 CET, the Nominations Committee will present the timeline, roles and process for the upcoming EPOA elections, and how members can get involved.

💻 Teams link via invite or [email protected]

#EPOA
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January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Registration is open for the EPOA AGM 2026 in Magdeburg 🇩🇪
🗓️ 9–11 October 2026

❗ Early Bird discount available until 31 January.

All details & sign-up: https://csdmagdeburg.de/agm-2026-magdeburg/

#EPOA #AGM2026 #Magdeburg #PrideMovement
Promotional poster for the European Pride Organisers Annual General Meeting in Magdeburg 2026, featuring a colorful logo above the event details, with an 'Early Bird Special' banner at the top and the EPOA logo at the bottom.
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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International Day to Ban Conversion Therapy 🌍✊

So-called “conversion practices” are harmful, unethical, and must end.

#EPOA #BanConversionTherapy #EndConversionPractices #LGBTIQ #HumanRights
Promotional poster for International Day to End Conversion Therapy on January 7, featuring colorful stars and wavy lines on a blue background, with the logo of EPOA (European Pride Organisers Association) at the bottom.
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Happy New Year! ✨

As we enter the new year, we look ahead with hope and determination. We hope 2026 will be a year where illegal Pride bans are lifted, where organisers are no longer criminalised for standing up for visibility and equality, and where LGBTQIA+ rights move forward, not backwards.
Happy 2026 New Year greeting card with large pink numbers and decorative elements, featuring the EPOA logo at the bottom.
January 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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2025 EPOA Throwback 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

From EuroPride 2025 in Lisbon 🇵🇹 to standing up for Prides under attack (Hungary 🇭🇺, Turkey 🇹🇷, Ukraine 🇺🇦), our AGM, strengthening LGBTQIA+ human rights advocacy, growing our network, and announcing EuroPride 2028 – West of Ireland 🇮🇪.

👉 Full 2025 recap on our Instagram.

#EPOA
Promotional poster for EPOA's Throwback 2025 featuring a vibrant rainbow background, with large, sparkling fireworks and the year 2025 prominently displayed at the center.
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Big business backing away from Pride support 📉🏳️‍🌈

Read the full article at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/revealed-how-big-businesses-are-rolling-back-public-support-for-pride

#EPOA #PrideSupport #CorporateAllyship
December 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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LBQ women at the centre of a UN report 🏳️‍🌈✊

For the first time, the UN Independent Expert on SOGI is preparing a report on violence and discrimination against LBQ women worldwide.

If we don’t share data, LBQ women risk remaining invisible.

🗓 Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
🌍 EN / FR / ES

#EPOA #LBQ #UNSOGI
Cover titled 'Report on Violence and Discrimination against LBQ Women', featuring the United Nations logo at the top and the European Pride Organizers Association logo at the bottom, set against a gradient pink and orange background with decorative stars.
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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🥁 The theme for the 2026 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) will be “At the heart of democracy”! #IDAHOBIT2026

IDAHOBIT is a worldwide celebration of all sexual and gender diverisities. Head to may17.org and find out more about how you can get involved!
Promotional poster for IDAHOBIT 2026 featuring the theme announcement 'At the Heart of Democracy' in bold pink text. Includes a symbolic heart drawing and the logo of European Pride Organisers Association at the bottom.
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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EPOA Board Meeting Torremolinos 🇪🇸

Last weekend, the EPOA Board held its final meeting of 2025 in Torremolinos.

Huge thanks to @somosacogat and @pridetorremolinos for the warm welcome and inspiring local connections. ❤️

Want to host a future board meeting?
📩 [email protected]
December 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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International Human Solidarity Day — 20 Dec 🌍🤝

For the Pride movement, solidarity means standing together across borders, defending human rights, and supporting communities facing bans, violence or exclusion.

United, we are stronger than hate or fear.

#EPOA #InternationalHumanSolidarityDay
Promotional poster for International Human Solidarity Day, featuring an illustration of hands cradling a globe, with the event date '20 December' displayed below. The logo of European Pride Organizers Association (EPOA) is at the bottom.
December 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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EuroPride 2027 is coming to Turin 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
June 17–26: ten days of pride, events, meetings and a huge march for the rights of all people.
Follow their channels and be part of the journey to 2027!

https://www.instagram.com/europride2027torino/
https://www.instagram.com/torinopride/
www.europride2027.eu
Promotional image for EuroPride Torino 2027, featuring a crowd of people with one holding a sign, set in Torino, Italy, from June 17-26, 2027.
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Yesterday, EPOA co-handed over a joint statement calling for an EU-wide ban on conversion practices to Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib. Launched by ACT LGBT, the ECI is backed by the Pan-European Pride movement. Pride unites people. 🌈

📸 Fiona Adrien (@quotigenique)

#ACT #BanConversionPractices
Group of individuals posing with the European Pride flag at an event, with EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib in a red blazer holding the flag, and the flag of the European Union in the background. A document titled "JOINT STATEMENT: LGBTI AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE FOR A BAN ON CONVERSION 'THERAPY'" lies on a table surrounded by colorful stars. The bottom of the page displays logos from various organizations including EPOA, ILGA Europe, TGEU, OII Europe, and IGLYO. Discussion at a European Union meeting on conversion practices, featuring Commissioner H. Lahbib and expert A.C. Pereira, with audience members in the foreground. EPOA Boardmember Patrick van der Pas speaking at a podium with a microphone, in front of a screen displaying the logo of the ACT campaign and text about a conversion practices. Colorful stars are superimposed around the edges of the image.
December 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Democracy under pressure in Hungary 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈
Reports say Budapest’s mayor may face charges for allowing Pride to proceed despite the government ban.

EPOA stands with all defenders of democracy in Hungary.

#EPOA #BudapestPride #PecsPride #FreedomOfAssembly @BudapestPride @PecsPride
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December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 Rome to host InterPride 2027 🏳️‍⚧️
Rome will host InterPride’s GM&WC in 2027, back to the birthplace of WorldPride. Registration opens Oct 2026.

🏳️‍🌈 Roma ospiterà il GM&WC 2027 🏳️‍⚧️
Un ritorno storico nella città del WorldPride 2000. Iscrizioni da ottobre 2026.

#Rome2027 #InterPride #RomaPride #EPOA
Promotional poster for the InterPride General Meeting & World Conference Rome 2027, featuring a large crowd celebrating near the Colosseum with colorful balloons. Logos for InterPride and Roma Pride are displayed at the top.
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Human Rights Day — 10 December 🌍🤝

This year’s theme from the UN OHCHR, “Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials”, reminds us that rights aren’t abstract: they are the foundation of our everyday lives. 💛

#EPOA #OurEveryDayRights #HumanRightsDay #PrideMovement @‌unhumanrights
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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The illegal ban on Pride in Hungary is still ongoing — but so are the counter actions from our movement! 🌈✊

Today EPOA met with Budapest Pride, and tomorrow ILGA-Europe hosts the media briefing “Pride on the frontline” in Brussels.

#EPOA #BudapestPride #PecsPride #ILGAEurope #Hungary
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Pansexual Pride Day — 8 December 💗💛💙

Today we celebrate pan people and uplift a community too often overlooked. Attraction isn’t limited by gender identity, and Pride isn’t complete unless every identity is seen and respected. Your identities and voices matter. 💗💛💙

#EPOA #PansexualPrideDay
Poster for Pansexual Pride Day on December 8, featuring the pansexual pride flag colors—pink, yellow, and blue. Logo of EPOA is at the bottom.
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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✨ Throwback to last summer in Amsterdam!
Our EPOA Board met in the city and got an early look at plans for WorldPride 2026. Huge thanks to Pride Amsterdam for hosting!

Next week we meet again in Spain 🇪🇸

📣 Prides interested in hosting a board meeting next year can reach out!

#EPOA
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Call to all organisations in Europe 🖊️🌈

EPOA urges your organisation to co-sign ACT’s joint statement calling for an EU ban on conversion practices. This is a new action, separate from the earlier ECI.

Sign by 10 Dec: https://bit.ly/4pOOXZI

#EPOA #ACT #EndConversionPractices @actlgbt
Promotional poster featuring a hand holding a pen with the text 'Sign a Joint Statement Against Conversion Therapy', decorated with colorful stars on a blue background. Includes the logo of the European Pride Organizers Association (EPOA).
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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International Volunteer Day ❤️✨

Today we celebrate the volunteers who power Pride across Europe. Your time, energy and love make our communities safer, stronger and more visible. We see you, we appreciate you — Pride wouldn’t exist without you. ❤️🌈

📸 Barcelona Pride

#EPOA #VolunteerDay
A group of people at the EPOA Annual General Meeting 2025 in Barcelona, celebrating International Volunteers Day on 5 December, standing in front of a banner with the EPOA logo. The background is decorated with heart patterns.
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM