Transgender Europe

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Transgender Europe

TransGender Europe – TGEU is a European third sector, umbrella organization, which works towards the full equality and inclusion of all trans people in Europe. TGEU was founded in 2005, in Vienna, during the 1st European Transgender Council in Vienna and is today registered as an NGO under Austrian Law. Currently it has 22 member groups from 15 countries, from the wider Europe and beyond. The biennial General Assembly elects the board and a steering committee, which form the governing bodies.


Mission Statement

Transgender Europe (TGEU) - believes that the acknowledgment and acceptance of gender diversity is an integral part of a modern European society - works for the empowerment and self determination all trans people* - works to increase the visibility and acceptance of all trans people* - works to ensure that all trans people in Europe are afforded*

  • acknowledgement, respect and equality for the trans self
  • acknowledgement, respect and equality of the gender diversity of the trans community
  • acknowledgement, respect of trans people’s human rights including legal equality
  • acknowledgement, respect and equality of trans people as European citizens.

- works to combat the unlawful discrimination and unequal treatment experienced by trans people*

- opposes the continued exotisation of trans people* and the persistent pathologisation of gender variance as a mental disorder.[1]


Key activities

Key Activities are:
the European Transgender Council (2nd European Transgender Council Berlin May 1st - 4th 2008, Training and Support Seminars on lobbying and advocacy for member organizations,
Information Exchange Electronic Platform,
Lobbying & Advocacy with the European Institutions (lobbying the Chzech Presidency The European Conference on New Ways in Overcoming Gender Stereotypes of the Chzech Presidency),
Research and Awareness Raising Campaigns:


Member Groups of Transgender Europe[1]

Austria
TransX Wien


Belgium
Genres Pluriels Brussels


Denmark
Trans-Danmark Karup


England
Press for Change Manchester


Germany
TGNB Berlin

TrIQ Berlin


Iceland
Trans-Iceland


Ireland
TENI Dublin


Italy
MIT Bolonga

CGIL Rome


Kyrgyzstan
Labrys Bishkek


Netherlands
Noodles Amsterdam


Russia
Fund "Transgender" Moscow


Scotland
Standyford Transwomen Support Group Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottisch Transgender Alliance Edinburgh


Switzerland
Foundation Agnodice Chardonne, Lausanne

Cooperations and Alliances

TGEU is a member of ILGA
Trans Rights Conference “Putting Transgender on the European Agenda” (jointly with ILGA Europe)

Trans Secretariat of ILGA World

International Day Against Homophobia – IDAHO-Campaign 2009

STP 2012 – Trans Depathologization Campaign 2009

External References

TGEU
ILGA Europe