Joint statement: EU Court of Justice strengthens trans rights by calling for the automatic recognition in birth certificates of a new name and gender marker obtained in another Member State  

ACCEPT, TGEU and ILGA-Europe welcome today’s decision of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)  in case C-4/23 Mirin, strengthening the rights of trans people. The Court said that the refusal of an EU Member State to recognise changes of forename and gender acquired in another Member State is contrary to the rights of EU citizens.

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.

Today, TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia) launches its annual update of the Trans Rights Index & Map, which documents the legal situation of trans people in Europe and Central Asia. 

On May 7, the Advocate General Court of Justice of the European Union said that Romania's refusal to recognise changes of forename and legal gender marker acquired in another Member State is contrary to the rights of EU citizens.

10 years into our Trans Rights Map in Europe & Central Asia, we look at the trends. Find out how the rankings changed and which areas improved.

Discover Dutch historic turnaround Ministers publicly apologise, scrap 1985 trans law, and offer compensation. TGEU celebrates progress and thanks activists.