The E.T.Ho.S. project has emerged from partners’ drive to challenge long-lasting stereotypes and prejudices against LGBT people in EU by targeting one of the most powerful sources of representation, the media. The project’s overall objective is thus to educate and raise awareness among journalists and media students about the phenomenon of Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (HTB) in the media and in particular about the direct or indirect (re)production of stereotypes and prejudices against LGBT. This will utimately serve the overarching goal of the project to combat discrimination against LGBT in GR, LT and HR by enlisting media power for their benefit while challenging harmful media stereotypes.
The activities of E.T.Ho.S are:
- Development of a LGBT Media Reporting Guide for media professionals and students
- Training for journalists and media students in GR, LT and HR
- Advocacy and lobbying on LGBT rights and the elimination of discrimination against them
- Awareness raising on HTB Media discourse
The expected results of E.T.Ho.S are:
- Improved knowledge about non-discriminatory media reporting and representation of LGBT people among journalists, media staff and students in the 3 countries through targeted training and capacity building activities.
- Increased awareness and understanding on how to prevent and combat the reproduction of Homophobic/Transphobic/Biphobic (HTB) stereotypes among media professionals and students in GR, LT and HR through national and EU-wide awareness raising interventions.
- Better representation of LGBT rights by media and political parties and improved public perception and acceptace of LGBT people in the 3 countries and progressively across the EU.
- Increased awareness about the phenomenon of HTB Media discourse among decision makers, professionals and the public in the 3 countries.
- Better equipped educational institutions to embed LGBT (on the grounds of sexual orientation) equality in media studies and by that way prevent the (re)production of harmful stereotypes against LGBT by future journalists/media staff.
Partners:
Greece
KENTRO MERIMNAS OIKOGENEIAS KAI PAIDIOU
Lithuania
National LGBT* rights organization LGL
Croatia
Centre for Civil Initiatives Porec
Greece
Colour Youth – Koinotita LGBTQ Newn Athinas
Implemented activities
- ETHOS Project Interim Meeting Held in Vilnius
- Another Exciting Year for the “E.T.Ho.S” project
- LGL Presents Media Reporting and Reference Guide on LGBT Issues
- Training on LGBT Sensitivity for Professional Journalists Organized in 15min.lt Headquarters
- Training on LGBT Sensitivity for Professional Journalists Organized in “Žmonės” Headquarters
- LGL’s Representative Participated in the “E.T.Ho.S” Kick-off Meeting in Athens (Greece)
Publications