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(Trans)Gender Equality Conference

(Trans)Gender Equality Conference

Sept 1st 2010, European Parliament

 

 
MEP Marija Cornelissen (The Greens) and other MEPs from the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee and the Intergroup on LGBT-Issues explored together with local and European experts the situation of trans rights under the EU gender legislation.  According to the Integroup the conference aimed to raise awareness about the legal and social situation of transgender people, as well as the role of European institutions in defending transgender people’s fundamental rights.

 

TGEU Co-Chair Julia Ehrt, sketched some of the most pressing issues for trans people from the perspective of the European trans movement.

Download the presentation here.
Silvan Agius, ILGA-Europe Policy Director, spoke about the legal possibilities to advance trans rights in Europe. Download the presentation here (pdf)
The Parliament published an article summorizing the committments by Members of the European Parliament from the debate. Go to the article here.

The full programe is available here.

 

 

 

 

 

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