New Interactive Maps Depict Situation for Trans Persons Worldwide

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.

In total, since January 2008 the murders of 1,612 trans people have been reported. 226 of these reports are from the past 12 months.

Alarming figures: Transgender Europe’s Trans Murder Monitoring project unveils interactive map of more than 1,500 reported murders of trans people since January 2008.

Sadly, this year there are 238 trans persons to be added to the list to be remembered, mourned, and honoured. In total, since January 2008 the murders of 1,374 trans people have been reported.