ABOUT US

The law, used deliberately.

Lavender Common is a UK-registered charity funding the strategic litigation that changes LGBTQ+ rights across Europe — permanently, for everyone, in every country a ruling reaches.

OUR THEORY OF CHANGE

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

The gap

Grassroots charities

Fighting discrimination daily, but without the legal expertise or resources to pursue litigation that sets precedent.

The collaboration

Legal Research Hub

Research, strategic guidance, and pro bono legal support — centralised and accessible.

The outcome

Precedent that holds

Legal wins strong enough to protect LGBTQ+ people nationally and across Europe.

LEADERSHIP

Who's accountable for this.

Lavender Common is overseen by a board of trustees and run day-to-day by a small executive team — never a single-person operation.

Richard Wagenlander

Chair of Trustees

Leads the board of trustees, setting strategic direction and holding the executive team to account.

Molly Garnett

Trustee

Brings governance oversight and strategic guidance to the board.

Adithi Shenava

Trustee

Supports board oversight and strategic direction.

Mohamed Hussein Iman

Managing Director

Oversees day-to-day operations and serves as Lavender Common's public-facing spokesperson.

LEGAL PANEL

Who guides our case strategy.

Case selection is shaped by a panel of practising human rights lawyers, not fundraising targets. Panel members are being confirmed — practice areas below, names to follow.

To be announced

Constitutional & Human Rights Law

Panel member bio to be added once confirmed.

To be announced

EU & Cross-Border Law

Panel member bio to be added once confirmed.

To be announced

Family & Equality Law

Panel member bio to be added once confirmed.

OUR PAN-EUROPEAN REACH

One coalition. Every corner of Europe.

Lavender Common is only as strong as the network behind it — defenders, organisations, and legal expertise spanning the continent.

19countries represented

40+partner organisations

25+pro bono law firms

500+volunteers

NATIONAL CHARITY NETWORK EUROPEAN LAW FIRM ALLIANCE LGBTQ+ LEGAL EXPERTS PANEL PRO BONO PARTNERS COALITION

JOIN THE CASE

Now you know who we are. Here's how to join.

£10 a year. Thousands of defenders. One coalition, working in unity across Europe.

Become a defender