Protect Legal Gender Recognition NOW

statement & call to action

Protect Legal Gender Recognition NOW

TGEU fights against Hungary's bill banning Legal Gender Recognition for trans individuals. Act now to support trans rights and condemn this action.

Legal gender recognition: TGEU, OII Europe, and ILGA-Europe joint letter laying on the Hungarian flag

statement & call to action

Joint Letter to the Hungarian Government

Read and download our joint letter to the Hungarian government insisting on the need to #Drop33 and stop the potential ban of legal gender recognition.

Dr. Erik Schneider, Felix Braz, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Luxembourg Adopts Self-Determination Law

On 25 June 2018 the Chamber of Deputies voted with great majority for a law introducing legal gender recognition based on self-determination in Luxembourg.

December 18, 2018

Germany Introduces Third Gender – Fails Trans People

German Parliament agreed to a law proposal that will introduce a third gender marker entry, but requirements exclude non-binary people. Read statements.

Text reading 'Name Change Practice in Armenia Without Pathologisation' accompanied by drawings of party poppers

December 18, 2018

Name Change Practice in Armenia Without Pathologisation

Read about first name change applications without pathologisation granted in Yerevan. Discover human rights NGO 'Right Side' statement.

Feet of a person walking: they are wearing black sneakers with zebra shoelaces and a long pink skirt

November 30, 2018

Legal Gender Recognition and the Best Interest of the Child – A TGEU Policy Brief

Download TGEU's policy brief Legal Gender Recognition and the Best Interest of the Child

Petrol blue background with text in all caps that reads: "Legal victory for trans people. European Human Rights Body Slams Forced Sterilisation in the Czech Republic" - underneath are the logos of TGEU and ILGA Europe

October 4, 2018

Legal Victory for Trans People – European Human Rights Body Slams Forced Sterilisation in the Czech Republic

Discover the landmark decision by the Committee of the European Social Charter condemning forced sterilization in the Czech Republic.

August 21, 2018

Belgium: Legal Gender Recognition Law (2017)

Belgium's progressive Legal Gender Recognition Law (2017) allows a simplified administrative procedure for gender marker and name change.

August 16, 2018

OII Europe & TGEU Criticise Third Gender Marker Proposal (Germany)

OII Europe & TGEU critique Germany's Third Gender Marker proposal, emphasising concerns on self-determination, privacy, and medicalisation. Read more.

European Court of Human Rights building

Third Party Intervention X v. Romania and Y v. Romania

TGEU and ILGA-Europe intervention at the European Court of Human Rights, addressing trans rights violations and challenging pathologising procedures.

TGEU Position Paper on Gender Markers

Explore TGEU's stance on gender markers in official documents, advocating for full abolition of gender markers on official identity documents.

Summary of the positive aspects (self-determination for adults) and negative aspects (medicalisation for minors) of the law, set against the backdrop of the Portugal map and flag.

Portugal Votes for Self-Determination, Keeps Medicalisation for Minors

Portugal adopts self-determination for legal gender recognition but introduces barriers for minors. TGEU applauds progress yet regrets age-related hurdles.