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World Health Organisation moves to end classifying trans identities as mental illness

white text on blue: "This is the result of tremendous effort by trans and gender diverse activists from around the world to insist on our humanity, and I am elated that the WHO agrees that gender identity is not a mental illness."

18. June 2018World Health Organisation moves to end classifying trans identities as mental illness

Diren Coşkun: Hunger strike in prison

A BW portrait photo of trans woman Diren looking defiantly at the camera. The text has the #DireneSesVer

8. February 2018Diren Coşkun: Hunger strike in prison

Launch of new Transrespect vs Transphobia website

23. October 2015Launch of new Transrespect vs Transphobia website

Sweden Removes Forced Sterilization Legislation

RFSL Press Release Finally: Forced sterilizations removed from the Swedish legislation Today, May 22nd, in the afternoon the Swedish Parliament voted to finally remove the mandatory legal requirement of sterilization for ...

22. May 2013Sweden Removes Forced Sterilization Legislation

TGEU Statement on NGO Call “Abolition of Prostitution” in Europe

TGEU Statement on NGO Call for “Abolition of Prostitution” in Europe 6th December 2012 On 4 December 2012, a coalition of NGOs issued a call for the “Abolition of ...

6. December 2012TGEU Statement on NGO Call “Abolition of Prostitution” in Europe

Eurobarometer’s First Findings on Attitudes Towards Trans People

Rejection and Unawareness: Eurobarometer’s first findings on attitudes towards trans people Transgender Europe – TGEU Media Release 22nd November 2012, Nicosia, Cyprus Europeans are unaware of trans people ...

22. November 2012Eurobarometer’s First Findings on Attitudes Towards Trans People

EU Parliamentarians Call for Trans and Intersex Inclusive Roadmap

Members of European Parliament call for trans and intersex inclusive Roadmap MEDIA RELEASE September 28th 2012 The LGBT Intergroup and the European Greens held a seminar on “Trans ...

28. September 2012EU Parliamentarians Call for Trans and Intersex Inclusive Roadmap