Swedish government upholds forced sterilisation for transgender people 16th January 2012 462 0 0 Members of the Swedish government announced last week the governing coalition would not seek to repeal current requirements for transgender people...
Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people 27th October 2011 464 0 0 Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as...
European Parliament: World Health Organization must stop treating transgender people as mentally ill 29th September 2011 445 0 0 In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament has called on the World Health Organization to stop considering transgender people as...
Summary: LGBTI Rights in the World 7th July 2011 572 0 0 On 30 June 2011, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a hearing on LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex)...
Podcast: LGBTI rights in the world 1st July 2011 698 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing on LGBTI rights in the world (read our summary)...
Response to the parliamentary question on promoting equality for transgender people 4th May 2011 449 0 0 Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, answered a written question on...
MEPs welcome new gender change law in Portugal; concerned about Lithuania 21st March 2011 462 0 0 Members of the European Parliament have reacted to recent developments in national laws affecting transgender people. While Portugal adopted a...
European Parliament: Situation of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women deserves specific attention 8th March 2011 441 0 0 In its just-adopted 2010 report on equality between women and men in the European Union, the European Parliament said the situation of lesbian and...
Parliamentary question to the Commission: Support to promote equality for transgender people 4th March 2011 448 0 0 Today ten Members of the European Parliament asked the European Commission whether it planned to provide funding specifically to transgender...
