Are the Netherlands about to abolish gender registration?

One might be tempted to think so, following the recent developments. First they liberalise the gender change legislation for trans people. Then the Justice Ministry orders an investigation into the issues with binary gender registration. Now an expert meeting will take place and conservative government party VVD calls for abolition plans to presented next year …

New webinars in June 2015

Between 16 and 20 June 2015 Vreerwerk will again organise a series of webinars on transgender and intersex developments on the human rights level. We will hold three webinars of two hours on the following themes: Recent developments in the European trans* and intersex theatre. Where do they stand rights-wise? What can we learn from …

Sex and gender domino

April 2015 is for trans* and intersex human rights in Europe a rather fortunate month. On the legal level that is. It still rains trans murders and suicides, not to speak of other atrocities. Which – cynically maybe – show precisely what we need that legislation for. I want  your attention for two cities in …

Training “Know your rights!” Registration open!

To fight for your rights, you first have to know them. Vreerwerk offers an opportunity for this. On December 9, just before Human Rights Day, we will start with an online training in human rights concerning trans* and intersex issues. In four webinars you will get to know the human rights systems of Europe and …

Trans*, health and human rights

Trans people are seriously disadvantaged by not having accessible trans specific health care. As by not being able to access regular health care because of transphobia and discrimination. Vreerwerk keeps writing and talking about trans health and trans* people’s access to health care. Be it general health care or trans specific. With much discrimination – whether …

Bijdrage aan ronde tafel LHBT emancipatiebeleid Nederland

Onze bijdrage aan de recente Ronde Tafel LHBT emancipatie draait om cisheteronormativiteit en andere, betere zorg als middelen voor een beter transleven. De minister van OCW – verantwoordelijk voor (LHBT)-emancipatie vroeg om input voor de komende periode, een halverwege evaluatie dus. Dit is wat wij schreven. VREERWERK OVER (LHB)T EMANCIPATIE De hoofdlijnenbrief OCW Emancipatie meldt …

June 10 start of online training

On June 10 we will start the next online training “Fighting for trans* and intersex equality through human rights”. In five bi-weekly two hour webinars you will get information on the following themes: Human rights systems, global and regional Conventions, charters, courts. Selected cases, important wins Trans & Intersex rights & issues, Yogyakarta Principles Threats …

Zorg is van belang, niet “gender dysforie”

Genderzorg hoeft niet gebonden te zijn aan ontrechte psychiatrische diagnoses. De meeste mensen hebben die ook niet nodig. Daarin lopenmedische processen en de WPATH Standards of Carre 7 achter. Dat blijkt ook uit een inteview dat Mare Van Hove had in het Belgische holebitijdschrift Zizo met de Gentse endocrinoloog Guy T’Sjoen.