European Parliament
Marietje Schaake,
Blue card answer.
– I did not necessarily hear a question.
Let me just say that, over three years of negotiating urgency resolutions on universal human rights, there have been countless instances where Members of this House have tried to eliminate any reference to LGBT rights and violations of the rights of people, whether through discrimination, violence or murder.
I want to highlight the fact that this is regrettable and damaging to our credibility in the EU. Human rights are universal; LGBT rights are human rights and that is the end of the story. I think it is important that we highlight the vulnerabilities in our own community by addressing these important issues.

