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Mazen Masoud's #FightRacism in Italy

Mazen Masoud is a human rights activist from Libya who now lives in Bologna, Italy as a refugee. He is an intersex, trans and black person fighting racism.

I am Mazen, a Libyan refugee living in Italy since three years. I was born intersex, my family has chosen a female name for me. So this was the first episode of discrimination against me.

I have tried so much with other activists to change our culture in Libya, so all LGBTI people could live safely without discrimination or the risk of losing their lives.

ECHR rules in favour of a trans applicant in Macedonia in LGR case

Posted: 17 January 2019

Although the applicant X had gender reassignment surgeries abroad, the Ministry of Justice in Macedonia rejected his applications to alter the gender marker in the birth register.

Legal victory for trans people - European human rights body slams forced sterilisation in the Czech Republic

Posted: 4 October 2018

It is the first transgender discrimination case decided under that procedure.

A missed opportunity to recognise self-determination in Germany

Posted: 31 August 2018

On 15 August, the German Federal Government adopted a draft bill on a third gender option. This bill is a missed opportunity to recognize the right to self-determination of trans, intersex and all gender-diverse people.

We urge Serbian authorities to fully protect and respect the fundamental rights of trans people!

Posted: 19 June 2018

ILGA-Europe and Transgender Europe have been informed that the Serbian Parliament is about to reform the law on Registry Books, with major implications for trans people.

World Health Organisation removes trans identities from mental disorder list

Posted: 19 June 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday (18 June 2018) the completion of the ICD-11 and deleted all trans-related categories from the ICD Chapter on Mental and Behavioural Disorders.

Swedish Parliament has decided to pay compensation for forced sterilisation of trans people

Posted: 22 March 2018

On 21 March 2018, the Swedish Parliament took a historic decision that trans people who were forcibly sterilised (between 1972 and 2013) should be paid compensation.

Greece improves gender recognition law but misses chance to introduce self-determination

Posted: 10 October 2017

The Greek parliament has voted to approve legislation on legal gender recognition in a plenary vote today (10 October 2017).

It’s official – France adopts a new legal gender recognition procedure!

Posted: 12 October 2016

The French parliament has voted to introduce a legal gender recognition procedure that is free from sterilisation and medicalisation.

Ecoutez-les: Four French trans people on law proposal for legal gender recognition

Posted: 20 September 2016

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