Euro trans group gets recognition

A new coalition of European transgender and transsexual Groups, TransGender Europe, received organisational recognition by the Austrian authorities this week.

The initiative brings together 66 transgender organisations from 21 countries, after they agreed to join together when meeting in Vienna last year, for the first-ever European TransGender Council. High on the list of priorities for the new organisation are the promotion of the human rights of transgender people - especially with regards to the legal recognition of the gender of trans people in the gender they live in, as well as non-discrimination in all aspects of life, equal access to healthcare, and social acceptance.