What Could the European Court’s Ruling on the Rights of Intersex Athletes Mean for Trans Athletes?

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A close up of a black athletes feet as they start a race on a track.

August 14, 2023

What Could the European Court’s Ruling on the Rights of Intersex Athletes Mean for Trans Athletes?

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of Caster Semenya. What could this win for intersex athletes mean for trans athletes?

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Kyrgyzstan Passes Anti-LGBTI+ ‘Propaganda’ Law

In 2023, Kyrgyzstan proposed and passed an anti-LGBTI+ amendment to the child protection law. This amendment poses serious risk.

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TGEU on the New Standards of Care 8 for Trans and Gender-Diverse People

What improvements are in the new World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care for Trans and Gender-Diverse People?

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TGEU Welcomes Victims’ Rights Directive Revisions and Calls for It To Be Strengthened

What rights do victims have in the EU? And, what could be done to make them stronger?

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New Report Reveals Impact of Intersecting Oppressions on Trans Experiences in Europe

This report is a deep dive into trans and non-binary data from the FRA LGBTI 2019 survey. It looks at intersecting challenges trans and non-binary people face.

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TGEU Deeply Concerned by Russian Ban of Medical and Legal Transition

Russia passes a ban on legal and medical transition, doubling down on anti-LGBTI stance and leaving the trans community at risk.

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Ninth TGEU Trans Legal Net Meeting Explores Litigations Strategies To Improve Trans Rights at the EU Level

Legal experts from around met to focus on strategic litigation to improve trans rights. We focused on cases at the EU level.

A copy of 'Messages that build support for transgender rights: A toolkit for effective communications strategies' on a table next to a cup of coffee.

Messages That Build Support for Transgender Rights: A Toolkit for Effective Communication Strategies

This toolkit lays out several tested communication strategies, and how to use them to build support for trans rights.

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Action Needed: Report Violence & Discrimination Against Trans People in and From Ukraine

Help us track and understand violence & discrimination against trans people in and from Ukraine. This data will be used to advocate at the EU & UN.

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Fortress Europe: Reform to EU Asylum Pact Will Harm Trans Refugees

EU Member States meet in an attempt to push through asylum legislation with disastrous impacts for trans asylum seekers.

Trans Rights are Human Rights: Dismantling misconceptions about gender, gender identity, and the human rights of trans people

Trans Rights Are Human Rights: Dismantling Misconceptions About Gender, Gender Identity & the Human Rights of Trans People

Anti-trans and anti-gender rhetoric can be hard to respond to. This reports provides facts to dismantle harmful beliefs about trans people.

Los derechos trans son derechos humanos Deconstruyendo malentendidos sobre el género, la identidad de género y los derechos humanos de las personas trans

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Los derechos de las personas trans son derechos humanos: desmantelando los conceptos erróneos sobre el género, la identidad de género y los derechos humanos de las personas trans

La retórica anti-trans y anti-género puede ser difícil de responder. Este informe proporciona datos para desmantelar las creencias dañinas sobre las personas trans.