Latest Transgender Rights stories
Transgender RightsEurope: Transgender people face discrimination and inhuman and degrading treatment
European countries are violating the human rights of people trying to change their legal gender, said Amnesty International in…
Transgender RightsTENI Warmly Welcomes Committee Report on Gender Recognition
The Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection published its report yesterday on the General Scheme of the Gender…
Transgender RightsJapan : Court rules transsexual can be a father
A man who was born a woman has been recognized by Japan’s top court as the legal father of…
Transgender RightsIreland : 80% of Trans People Have Considered Suicide
This afternoon (2 December 2013), TENI launched the results of the largest trans survey carried out in Ireland with…
Transgender RightsIreland : Landmark day for transgender rights
This afternoon President Higgins welcomed ten trans activists to Áras an Uachtaráin to discuss trans rights. Read More
Transgender RightsTransgender Rights Must Be Protected in New Legislation
A group of civil society organisations are today calling on politicians to consider the human rights of transgender and…
Transgender RightsPvt. Chelsea E. Manning Comes Out, Deserves Respectful Treatment by Media and Officials
Pvt. Chelsea E. Manning announced today that she is female and wishes to begin hormone treatment therapy. Human Rights…
Transgender RightsGovernment finally publishes Draft Heads of Gender Recognition Bill
Nearly six years after Ireland was declared in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, the State has…