The Local Switzerland

LGBTIQ hate incidents almost double in Switzerland

Fri, 17 May 2024 13:09:47 +0200

The number of reported hate incidents against LGBTIQ people doubled in 2023, the country's main gay, lesbian and transgender advocacy groups have reported.

Reported attacks against LGBT people in Switzerland reach record high

Thu, 18 May 2023 14:26:22 +0200

A record 134 cases of violence were reported against lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people in Switzerland last year, according to a new report from three Swiss non-profits.

LGBTQ groups seek legal ban on Swiss conversion therapy

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:31:31 +0100

LGBTQ organisations in Switzerland are concerned that without swift action, the country could become a haven for conversion therapy, which is banned in neighbouring France and Germany.

Swiss Protestant church supports gay marriage

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:05:40 +0100

The Federation of Protestant Churches of Switzerland (FEPS) announced that it supports civil marriage between same-sex individuals.

Government to lift legal obstacles to registering gender change

Fri, 25 May 2018 10:35:27 +0200

Transgender people should be able to change their first name and gender easily without bureaucracy getting in the way, the Swiss government believes.

'Man plus man doesn’t go': Swiss politician’s gay marriage tweet

Wed, 09 May 2018 18:47:06 +0200

A politician with Switzerland’s conservative Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) sparked anger on Wednesday when he appeared to suggest two men couldn’t marry.

Swiss report over 100 homophobic attacks in three months

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:15:15 +0100

The director of gay rights organization Pink Cross, Bastian Baumann, is calling for homophobic crimes to be recorded as such by police after a helpline set up by the organization recorded over 100 cases in just three months.

Priests to protest Swiss Pride march with Latin prayers

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:04:52 +0200

Thousands of people are expected to gather in the picturesque Swiss city of Fribourg this weekend to take part in French-speaking Switzerland’s 15th annual Pride event.

Ban on gay men giving blood in Switzerland set to be lifted

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:24:51 +0200

Men who have had sex with other men should not automatically be barred from giving blood, the organization charged with securing Switzerland’s blood supply has said in a statement.

Gay scientists at CERN lab report repeated homophobia

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:25:18 +0100

Particles as well as world views have been colliding at the famous lab near Geneva as a group for gay scientists there have reported the "common occurrence" of people defacing their posters.

Politician compares gay couples to cocaine

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:14:29 +0100

As Switzerland debates allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt, a leading politician has caused consternation by comparing homosexuality to drug use.