TGEU European and Central Asian Trans Council 2024

Join us for the ninth TGEU European and Central Asian Trans Council from 21-24 November 2024, at Salini Resort Hotel in Malta. Every two years, we bring together 200 trans activists from across Europe and Central Asia to set the agenda for trans politics and celebrate trans communities. 

One of the two post-Soviet countries where "sodomy" is criminalised, Turkmenistan is the most closed-off authoritarian and repressive country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

TGEU welcomes the European Parliament’s resolution on Central Asia published on January 17, 2024. The resolution mentions the need to revise the EU Central Asia Strategy adopted in 2019.

On 30 November 2023, the Russian Supreme Court recognised the “international LGBT Movement” as “extremist”. TGEU expresses its solidarity with trans and LGB people in Russia and calls for international support.

TGEU welcomes Graeme Reid's appointment as the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.

What's in the Council of Europe's recommendations on LGBTI people published by their expert body against racism and intolerance?

Germany's self-determination bill moves forward. Although this is a significant step for trans rights, the bill still contains some concerning points.

Following a slew of attacks on LGBTI rights, Hungarian lawmakers propose a discriminatory bill that would stop trans women from accessing women's pension.

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

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

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

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