Today Transgender Europe (TGEU) have today released their Trans Rights Europe & Central Asia Index & Maps for 2020.
The Trans Rights Europe & Central Asia Index provides detailed information on the legal situation of all 47 Council of Europe member States and five Central Asian countries. The Index covers a total of 30 indicators in six legal categories: legal gender recognition, asylum, bias-motivated speech and violence, non-discrimination, health, and family.
The Trans Rights Europe & Central Asia Maps focus specifically on two legal gender recognition (LGR) indicators that stigmatise and violate the rights of trans people: forced sterilisation and mandatory mental health diagnosis. Each of the respective maps illustrates which countries demand these problematic LGR requirements.
Collectively, the Trans Rights Europe & Central Asia Index & Maps reflect the current legal situation in countries throughout the region based on consultation from in-country experts as of 10 May 2020. Please note the Index and related maps do not claim to exhaustively portray the complex legal and social contexts that trans people live in.
