Trans rights and wellbeing in Europe & Central Asia
200+ member organisations in 50+ countries
Trans rights & wellbeing in Europe & Central Asia
TGEU – Trans Europe and Central Asia

TRANS RIGHTS INDEX & MAP 2026

Movements and courts hold the line despite political threats and inaction.

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Latest news

A powerful trans rights protest in Bologna, capturing community strength and identity.
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September 28, 2026

TGEU contributes expertise to new guidance on SOGIE rights in detention

TGEU served on the Expert Advisory Group for the publication Advancing SOGIE Rights in Detention: Promising Practices, a new guidance note published by the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT).
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September 22, 2026

Trans Advocacy Network Meeting: Ten member representatives are invited to meet EU policymakers in Brussels.

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People standing in the street on a crosswalk under a huge rainbow flag
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September 14, 2026

Türkiye must end the coordinated crackdown on LGBTI+ civil society

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Several people gathered around a table, focused on their laptops while sharing ideas.
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September 10, 2026

200 trans activists gather in Ljubljana amid growing political backlash against trans rights

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August 31, 2026

Joint statement: Bulgaria’s Supreme Court opens the door to legal gender recognition, ending years of judicial deadlock

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Latest publications

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July 13, 2026

TGEU publishes Trans human rights, realities, and resilience in Europe: An analysis of the EU LGBTIQ Survey III 2023

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June 1, 2026

TGEU and IJSC publish report on trans people’s experiences of online hate speech

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April 22, 2026

TGEU launches strategic messaging toolkit for transfeminist solidarity

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January 22, 2026

TGEU publishes Human Rights and Gender Identity: Best Practice Catalogue (Third Revised Version)

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January 19, 2026

TGEU publishes Member Engagement Report 2025

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January 8, 2026

New publication Systemic harm, human cost: Documenting anti-trans violence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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December 18, 2025

TGEU publishes Organising On The Margins And Beyond: Strategies for sustaining trans refugees’ intersectional movement building & rights advocacy

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December 8, 2025

TGEU publishes The Trans Rights Revolution – An activist’s guide to groundbreaking CJEU cases 2024-2025

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October 27, 2025

TGEU publishes explainer: What the European Health Data Space means for trans people

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October 14, 2025

TGEU publishes report on trans rights in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus: Armenia, Montenegro, Ukraine

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In This Together: for transfeminist solidarity

TGEU’s strategic communications campaign, developed through cross-movement collaboration and grounded in messaging research on how to build common ground across diverse feminist movements.

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By Topic

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Legal gender recognition

Learn about legal gender recognition for trans and non-binary people in Europe & Central Asia. Find out how we’re advocating for self-determination.
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Protection from violence and hate

Learn how we protect the transgender community from anti-trans violence and hate crimes.
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Non-discrimination

Explore our work to end anti-trans discrimination and advocate for legal protection for the transgender community in Europe and Central Asia.
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Youth and families

Explore our work advocating for the rights of trans youth, family, and trans parents in Europe & Central Asia.
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Sports and physical activity

Discover how we promote inclusivity in sports and physical activity for trans people.
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A trans feminine person banking online.

Socio-economic rights

Learn how we’re promoting socio-economic rights for the trans community.
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Resilience against the anti-gender movement

Find out more about how the anti-gender movement is affecting trans rights in Europe & Central Asia, and get resources to better advocate for trans rights.
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Intersectionality

Explore the intersection of trans rights with issues of race, ability, asylum, and more. We advocate for a more inclusive world for all trans people.
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Health and depathologisation

Learn how we’re promoting access to trans-specific healthcare and depathologisation for the transgender community.
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Asylum

Find out about the issues trans and LGBTI asylum seekers and refugees in Europe & Central Asia face.
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Trans murder monitoring

Systematic monitoring and analysis of homicides of trans and gender-diverse people globally.

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Trans rights index & map

Exploring the legal rights of trans people in Europe and Central Asia.

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Trans health map

Explore the type and accessibility of trans-specific healthcare in the EU.

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Trans Day of Remembrance

We demand a world that values and protects trans lives in all our diversities

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