Joint Statement: Paving the way for an equality-centred policy cycle

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EU flags waving in the air with a building in the background

Joint Statement: Paving the way for an equality-centred policy cycle

Together with 140 civil society organisations across the EU, we have written to EU leaders. We urge them to make equality and non-discrimination top priorities in the EU’s five-year work plan.

Kazakhstan Embassy in London

Kazakhstan’s LGBTI community requests urgent support against anti-LGBT petition

Kazakhstan's LGBTI community is raising urgent alarms over recent actions aimed at curtailing their rights and freedoms in the country. Find out how you can help.

Consensus Statement: Unfinished Business: The EU mandate we need to achieve the end of the HIV epidemic

This Consensus Statement consolidates the key ideas and views shared during ‘Unfinished Business: The EU mandate we need to achieve the 2030 UNAIDS Goals,’ a roundtable discussion held in Brussels earlier this year.

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ECtHR rules Polish prison authorities violated trans woman’s rights by denying access to hormone therapy

The ECtHR found that Polish prison authorities violated a trans woman’s right to private and family life by denying her access to hormone replacement therapy while imprisoned.

Ymania Brown

Ymania Brown set to join TGEU as Executive Director

Ymania Brown (she/her) will soon join TGEU as our new Executive Director. Based at our headquarters in Berlin, Ymania will lead and strengthen the organisation, focusing on organisational development, fundraising, and the professional development of TGEU staff.

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CJEU Advocate General says collection of civil titles is unlawful and risks discrimination against trans and non-binary people

ILGA-Europe, TGEU and Association Mousse welcome the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union confirming that the French railway company should stop collecting its passengers’ civil titles.

Cathedral in Russia

European Court of Human Rights rules against Russia: Trans parent’s foster-care termination violates family rights

In a judgement published yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights found that Russia violated the right to private and family life of a trans man and his two foster children by terminating the foster care agreement on grounds of the man’s transition.

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European Court confirms requirement for legal gender recognition in Bulgaria despite rejected complaint

The European Court of Human Rights published its decision on the revision of Y.T. v Bulgaria case, highlighting significant issues with legal gender recognition (LGR) in the country. Despite the case being deemed inadmissible, the Court underscored Bulgaria’s obligation to establish a robust framework for LGR.

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Joint Statement in reaction to the Council position on the Victims’ Rights Directive revision

We joined 51 organisations calling on the EU to honour commitments to victims of crime by adopting a strong Victims’ Rights Directive.

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Become a more effective leader with TGEU’s Transfeminine Leaders Academy

Join the Transfeminine Leaders Academy and elevate your skills as an emerging leader!

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Trans activists present collaborative statements at UN Trans Advocacy Week

Five Trans Advocacy Week delegates delivered statements on behalf of 15 trans and gender diverse activists from the Global South and East. Watch the videos.

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TGEU offers Fundraising Empowerment Programme for EU members

Join us for three days of fundraising empowerment training in Berlin this August