Transgender

Isaan Record interviewed Tanwarin Sukkhapisit on the factors that are influencing a sea-change in Thai society’s attitudes towards gender equality, focusing on a long discussed civil union bill.

Finding like-minded people or allies is not easy. The imagination of a community can help to find them without really meeting them and still having the backbone of them behind you.

Experiences of a Trans person of color in Berlin.

Across Europe, trans people are denied their right to have their gender recognized, unless they fulfill invasive requirements. Human rights bodies have clearly affirmed: this is a violation of trans people’s human rights.

The German Federal Constitutional Court has ordered the legislature to provide a third gender option beside male or female in the country’s birth registry – or else do away altogether with information on gender in civil status. This puts Germany in a position to play a leading role in Europe on this issue.

Dédé Oetomo stressed that the focus on LGBT issues in Indonesia is due to an increased level of intolerance and homo- and transphobia in recent months. In spite of these worrisome trends, Dédé Oetomo remains optimistic that Indonesian society has come a long way in terms of organizing around LGBT issues.

Twenty years have passed since the adoption of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The countries that signed this document are summarizing the achieved progress and discuss the need for systemic changes, which will make these processes irreversible. At the same time, even today integration of specific groups into the general context of gender equality remains problematic. Transgender persons represent one of such groups, which require innovative approach and different attitudes due to the complete invisibility and specific needs that they have.

The international project „Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide“ researches the human rights situation of trans people worldwide. On October 5th, the research team and representatives presented some first results to a wider public audience. We present the recording of the panel discussion.