EUROPE'S LARGEST COMMUNITY FUNDING LGBTQ+ LEGAL RIGHTS
Somewhere in Europe, a court is deciding your rights. Join the people fighting to win.
Lavender Common is the movement of everyday people funding the court cases that change LGBTQ+ rights across Europe — permanently. Not a donation. A seat at the table, for £10 a year.
RIGHT NOW, ACROSS EUROPE
The fight is not hypothetical. It's happening this year.
Every case below is live. This is what your £10 is actually funding a response to.
Hungary & Slovakia — Pride under threat
Pride marches have been banned in both countries this year, part of a wider wave of anti-rights propaganda. Restrictions that start as exceptions are becoming the rule.
Pécs, Hungary — a case that sets the standard
A single Hungarian case now sits before courts in both Pécs and Luxembourg. Whatever they rule won't just apply there — it will define what's considered permissible across Europe.
Trans rights — gains without guarantees
Courts across Europe expanded recognition for trans people this year. But because most wins came from judges, not legislation, they remain exposed to rollback — as already seen in Slovakia.
EU marriage recognition — won, then re-fought
A landmark EU court ruling requiring member states to recognise same-sex marriage was reversed within months under political pressure. Legal wins need sustained defending, not just winning once.
ONE COMMUNITY, WORKING IN UNITY
One community, working in unity across Europe.
Lavender Common brings together LGBTQ+ people and allies, volunteers, law firms and LGBTQ+ organisations across Europe — one coalition fighting for the same rights.
LGBTQ+ people & allies
Thousands of LGBTQ+ people and allies across Europe give what they can, £10 at a time, and stand behind every case we take on.
LGBTQ+ organisations
We work hand-in-hand with LGBTQ+ organisations in every country we operate — from national charities to grassroots groups who know their community best.
Law firms
Law firms across Europe lend senior counsel time pro bono, giving our cases the same calibre of representation as any commercial client.
Volunteers
Hundreds of volunteers — translators, organisers, researchers — make the day-to-day work of the movement possible.
REAL CASES, REAL STAKES
Not hypothetical. Litigated.
This is the work in practice — cases defenders like you have already funded, and what's currently in motion.
GenderDoc-M & Others v. Moldova
A third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights, challenging the blocking of peaceful assembly on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The next case, in motion right now
Details are confidential while the intervention is being prepared with partner counsel — this is exactly the kind of case that stays funded before it ever makes headlines.
LGBTQ+ rights have to be protected by a community driven effort, Lavender Common embodies that fact.Managing Director, Mohamed Hussein Iman
IN THEIR WORDS
The people behind the cases.
“We used to feel like we were shouting into the wind. Now there's a legal strategy behind the shouting.”— Pride organiser, Netherlands
“Thousands of £10 gifts fund the same hours of casework one major donor used to gatekeep.”— Human rights lawyer, Germany
“I didn't think ten pounds could do anything. Then I saw what ten thousand of us funded, together.”— Founding defender, Ireland
“Translating case documents at midnight doesn't feel like a chore when you know what's riding on it.”— Volunteer translator, Spain
“We put our best lawyers on this pro bono, because the work deserves nothing less than our best.”— Pro bono partner, European law firm
“Lavender Common doesn't compete with local organisations — it backs us up when the law is the only lever left.”— Partner organisation director, Sweden
SUPPORT THE FIGHT
Support the fight for European LGBTQ+ rights today.
Every defender who joins stands behind the same fight — for people across Europe whose rights are being tested right now.
Anyone who joins the fight for £10 a year, from day one.
Joined the fight before we hit our first 15,000 members.
Shares a case, brings someone else into the fight.
Lawyers and firms lending pro bono time to the fight.
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