Summary of transgender rights conference at the European Parliament

On the 1st September 2010, the conference (Trans)Gender Equality? was co-hosted by the Greens/EFA Group and the Intergroup on LGBT Rights in the European Parliament. Watch the video summary below, and download the presentations from the day!

(Trans)Gender Equality poster

Video summary

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Panel I – Transgender civil society speaks out

Chaired by Antonyia Parvanova MEP (ALDE)

Panel II – The legal and social situation of transgender people

Chaired by Britta Thomsen MEP (S&D)

Panel III – European institutions and transgender rights

  • Belinda Pyke Director for Equality between Men and Women, Action against Discrimination, and Civil Society, European Commission
  • Ben Baks Member, DH-LGBT working group, Council of Europe
    (Download presentation)

Chaired by Marije Cornelissen MEP (Greens/EFA)

Concluding remarks

  • Eva-Britt Svensson MEP Chair, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (GUE/GNL)
  • Raül Romeva i Rueda MEP Vice-president, Intergroup on LGBT Rights (Greens/EFA)