Kyrgyzstan introduced a new bill pathologising trans people and enforcing gender conformity

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

TGEU warmly welcomes the decision of the Austrian Constitutional Court (E 1297/2025-11, 18 December 2025), which grants a non-binary applicant the right to have their gender marker removed from the civil registry.

TGEU welcomes the European Parliament’s Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

Trans human rights defender Defne Güzel, a founding member and Chairperson of the May 17 Association, is facing a criminal case in Türkiye for allegedly violating the law on associations.

On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the European Parliament adopted its position on the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy of the European Commission.

On 10 February, the European Parliament adopted legislation that will have immediate and dangerous consequences for trans people seeking asylum in the European Union.

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.

TGEU is looking for an Interm Executive Director starting in February/March 2026. This is a full-time position, 40 hours/week.

The forthcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy must be comprehensive, ambitious, adequately funded, and anchored in meaningful targets towards the eradication of poverty. The Coalition on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy urges Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to uphold this level of ambition during the plenary vote scheduled for January 2026.

The recently announced PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol on puberty blockers (also known as puberty suppressing hormones) for young trans people in the UK represents a deeply troubling escalation in the erosion of young trans people’s rights and mental and physical health. 

We are appalled and alarmed by the legislative initiatives underway…

In a pivotal step, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the forthcoming EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, increasing pressure on the European Commission to strengthen protections for trans people within this framework.