Trans Liberation is a Matter of Feminist Justice and Human Rights
We advocate for trans liberation in the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia 2022.
Statement
Statement on the UK Government’s decision to allow the continued abuse of trans and gender diverse people with ”conversion therapy”
The UK government has greenlit further exposure to cruel and damaging treatment to trans and gender diverse communities.
Trans Day of Remembrance 2021: Together, we fight!
On Trans Day of Remembrance, join our fight for trans rights to change oppressive structures, protect trans lives and end all forms of violence.
IDAHOT 2021 – Resist, Support and Heal Together
Every May 17, the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) is celebrated in commemoration of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement in 1990 that… Read More »IDAHOT 2021 – Resist, Support and Heal Together
Trans Day of Visiblity 2021 – A week of celebrating our communities
After a year of lockdowns and restrictions that have particularly affected trans and gender diverse communities across the world, we want to use Trans Day… Read More »Trans Day of Visiblity 2021 – A week of celebrating our communities
Joint Statement on ICD-11 process for trans & gender diverse people
The ICD-11 is to be voted in at the 72nd World Health Assembly. After moving trans-related categories out of the Chapter on Mental Health, the next steps in the process include getting rid of the remaining pathologizing language and advancing towards legal depathologization and universal health coverage.
Joint Statement for Depathologization and TDoR 2018
In 2018, trans and gender diverse activists will come together twice in the space of 1 month to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20) and to call for another International Day of Action for Trans Depathologization (October 21). This concurrence speaks loudly and clearly about the past, present and future of our communities and movements.
On trans depathologization, mental health and stigma: ICD-11 is released
The unfolding news of the World Health Organization removing trans-related categories from the chapter on mental health at the International Classification of Diseases, while a welcome step forward in depathologization of trans identities, makes necessary for us to express our disagreement and discomfort with a rationale made explicit by WHO.
Statement on the International Day of Action for Trans Depathologization 2017
The signatories of this Statement are activists representing different trans regional networks and international initiatives. This year, the International Day of Action for Trans Depathologization has a particular relevance for all our communities around the world: the largely due process of revision and reform of the tenth version of International Classification of Diseases will be completed next year.
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We Are Unstoppable! GATE Statement on the International Day of Action for Trans* Depathologization
This year’s International Day of Action for Trans Depathologization comes with an unstoppable energy!
Just yesterday Jonas Gunnarsson, the General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, declared that, “Outdated classifications of diseases at national and international levels should be removed. Transgender people’s access to medical care should be simple and stigma-free” (1) Gunnarsson’s statement reflects a growing consensus that transgender people should not be pathologized for their gender identity.