As repeated backlashes in LGBTIQ+ rights in third countries and some member states show, progress in freedom, equality and human rights for LGBTIQ+ people cannot be taken for granted. We have to be a strong voice in the EU and continously fight to ensure that everyone, no matter whom they love or how they identify themselves, can live without any discrimination, enjoy the same rights and has access to all the support one needs. I will work on ensuring these rights in the treaties and commit to a values-based foreign policy to support minorities beyond the EU.