TGEU publishes Legal developments on trans-specific healthcare: A review of national case law in the EU

Court cases have been central to advancing the rights of trans people in Europe, but trans-specific healthcare remains largely untested in the courts.

We are organising two parallel training programmes for queer and trans people that will come together on Friday, 20 November, to establish the Emergency Support Network.

As part of our Peer Networking Zone (PeerNetz), TGEU is hosting a meeting to explore healthcare designed by and for trans people, rooted in community knowledge and care. We’ll be joined by Trans Healthcare Action, the organisation behind Kindred, Ireland’s first peer-led trans health clinic.

TGEU was proud to contribute to the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio de Janeiro, to help shape global conversations on the future of HIV prevention and the health of trans communities. 

Over the past months, partners across the HIV field have come together under the Coalition for a European HIV Response (C4EHR) to develop the Joint Statement Europe’s Unfinished Epidemics: Sustaining Community-Led HIV Response in Times of Crisis.

TGEU calls for the withdrawal of the draft law in Kyrgyzstan and urges lawmakers to refrain from adopting provisions that violate human rights.

On 11th of December, over 150 organisations published a joint statement to strongly urge the leaders and institutions of the European Union to take actions toward the elimination of conversion practices.

This is a brief resource introducing the European Health Data Space (EHDS) adopted by the European Union in 2025. This resource tries to answer some basic questions about the EHDS and identifies the advantages and risks of processing trans people’s electronic health data in a shared network.

On this International Day of Action for Trans Depathologisation, we join global movements demanding the full withdrawal of all classifications that treat trans and gender diverse identities as mental disorders.

UPDATE 15 July 2025: In a new assault on the rights of trans people, young trans people under the age of 21 years can no longer access hormone medication used in trans-specific healthcare. 

Amanita Calderón-Cifuentes, TGEU's HIV Research and Advocacy Officer, was elected to be the NGO delegate for Europe at the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB).

Today, TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia) unveils our Trans…