Episode 60: LGBT+ rights and development in Estonia

Tallinn University Student Podcast

Welcome to our new episode! Today we will disscuss such topics as: the state of LGBT+ minorities in Estonia, it's history and how things are changing right now. Also, we'll talk about the most recent event in Estonia: the equal marriage legislation which will come into force in January 2024. In this episode we also have a guest speaker - Kelly Grossthal, who is the Head of Strategic Ligitation in Estonian Human Rights Centre.

If you're intrested in reading more about this topic, here are some references we used:

Burgos, A. (2023, August 2). Estonia legalizes same-sex marriage. Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/22/estonia-legalizes-same-sex-marriage

Council of Europe. (2018, November 2). Recommendation on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity. Youth. https://www.coe.int/en/web/youth/-/recommendation-on-measures-to-combat-discrimination-on-grounds-of-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity

LaSala, M. C., & Revere, E. J. (2011). “It would have been impossible before:” Reflections on current gay life in Estonia. Journal of Homosexuality, 58(3), 427–439. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2011.546737