More Than 2,000 Trans People Killed in the Last 8 Years: Trans Murder Monitoring Update 2016

This update (TMM TDoV 2016) reveals 2,016 reported killings of trans and gender-diverse people in 65 countries worldwide between the 1st of January 2008 and the 31st of December 2015.

Transgender Europe (TGEU) condemns the sexist violence and attack on two trans women in Dortmund, Germany, last weekend.

During the past 12 months, 11 trans persons were reported murdered in Europe, but many more murders go unnoticed. How many trans people must die for Europe to take action?

Data from Transgender Europe’s (TGEU) Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide research project, TvT, is now easily accessible in a new website launched today.

Join our campaign for Trans Day of Remembrance, demanding a world where trans people are protected and can thrive.

Our two guides on EU law provide an overview and summary of EU law that is relevant for trans people living, working, visiting, or claiming asylum in the EU. 

Transgender Europe launches today its Trans Rights Europe Map 2015. The update reveals a severe lack of protection and recognition for trans people throughout Europe.

Get an overall view of the legal situation for trans people in all European countries in a simple format, across 22 different categories.

TGEU releases new data on murders of trans and gender-diverse people globally.

Understand the legal situation in areas of equality and non-discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and gender expression in Europe with the 2014 update of the Trans Rights Map.

Trans people’s difficulty in accessing employment and occupation, as well as problems with keeping a job, is acute across Europe. Only 51% of trans people are in paid employment in comparison with 68% in the general population, found the Fundamental Rights Agency.

In the last six years TGEU’s TvT team and partners unveiled ground-breaking research on the human rights situation of trans and gender variant people worldwide.