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World Athletics decides to mandate sex testing for women athletes
On 25 March 2025, World Athletics announced that it will introduce new restrictive “pre-clearance requirements” following approval at the most recent World Athletics Council meeting, to mandate DNA testing for all athletes who wish to…
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Non-Binary Survey Still Open!
Are you non-binary? Do you live in Europe or Central Asia? Are you 18 years or older? If so, we want to hear from you! Joint #Survey project by OII Europe, ILGA-Europe, TGEU & 4…
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Register Now! OII Europe Community Event and Public Conference 2025 in Athens, Greece
OII Europe is very happy to announce our next Community event and Public Conference, which will be held in person in Athens, Greece on November 27th-29th, 2025, where we will be hosted by our local…
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Increasing attacks on LGBTI+ rights in Turkey: Urgent action needed
OII Europe expresses its deep concern regarding the intensifying pressures on LGBTI+ rights in Turkey in recent years, due to the government’s systematic policies which have put LGBTI+ individuals in increasing danger. Most recently, many…
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We mourn the passing of Kris Günther
We write this with deep sadness and shock as we received note of the passing of Kris Günther, a treasured former board member, kindhearted colleague and passionate activist who made a lasting impact on OII…
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Equality at risk – Sign now to defend your rights!
The European Commission plans to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination. Sign to demand its reconsideration and keep working towards EU protection against discrimination in all areas of life. In a disheartening step backward for…
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World Athletics is paving the way towards complete exclusion of trans and intersex women from sports
On 10 February 2025, World Athletics announced a new stakeholder consultation as part of the revision of its eligibility criteria for the Female Category at the elite level, alongside revisions to the existing DSD (Differences…
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Equality betrayed: Commission unilaterally gives up on anti-discrimination law
European Civil Society condemns the European Commission’s announcement to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination as a betrayal of fundamental rights at a critical moment for democracy and equality in the EU. On 12 February,…
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Law Beyond the Binary in Europe and Central Asia – Survey
Are you non-binary? Do you live in Europe or Central Asia? Are you 18 years or older? If so, OII Europe wants to hear from you! Along with ILGA Europe, Transgender Europe and four academic…
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Legal toolkit now available in Finnish and Greek
We are excited to present our newest translations of the OII Europe & ILGA-Europe Legal Toolkit “Protecting Intersex People in Europe: A toolkit for law and policy makers” into two European languages: Finnish and Greek!…
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IGM Ban Indicators now available in French and German
We are happy to share two new translations of the OII Europe “Indicators for effective protection of the rights of intersex people, in particular protection from IGM”! You can now download both the French version…
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Intersex Refugees & Asylum Seeker – Flyer, now available in German, Greek and Polish!
We are excited to present our newest translations of the Intersex Refugees & Asylum Seeker flyer into three European languages: More on the topic Please also visit our dedicated page on Intersex Refugees and Asylum…
