Acknowledgements

• Author: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission), ICF
• Pages: 5-5

Legal gender recognition in the EU: the journeys of trans people towards full equality

June 2020

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Acknowledgements

This study would not have been possible without the contributions of trans individuals

living across the EU, who played a crucial role in the study, as reviewers, researchers

and participants in the consultation activities. The team would like to thank all of those

who gave their time to be part of this study, and who generously shared their personal

experiences.

The research for this study was coordinated by Wester Meijdam and Nadège Defrère of

DG Justice and Consumers of the European Commission and carried out by

researchers at ICF S.A. The report authors were: Lucy Arora, Ralitsa Donkova, Hayley

D’Souza, Evelyn Jager, Nathalie Meurens, Kate Regan and Sarah Vandenbroucke. In

addition, the wider field and research team of ICF S.A. included Raffaella Di Masi,

Christina Dziewanska-Stringer, Klara Kovarova, Katerina Mantouvalou, Richard Smith,

Irina Ulcica and Dora Vajai.

The study also reflects the efforts and input of several other individuals and

organisations, including:

 Senior Experts, Peter Dunne (University of Bristol Law School), Joz Motmans

(Transgender Infopunt), and Patricia Prendiville.

 The study’s advisory Steering Committee, which included representatives of

Human Rights Watch – Kyle Knight; ILGA-Europe – 'Juliana Teoh and Cianán B.

Russell; Transgender Europe – Richard Köhler and Leo Mulió Álvarez;

TransgenderNI – Ellen Murray; and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).

Laura Carter also participated as an independent expert.

 Several national organisations working in the area of trans rights (or LGBTI rights

more generally). These bodies publicised the study, reviewed translations and, in

some cases, organised and co-facilitated focus groups. Particular thanks are due to:

ACCEPT (Romania), Associação ILGA (Portugal), Associazione Gruppo Trans (Italy),

Bundesverband Trans* e.V. (Germany), Centro Risorsi LGBT (Italy), Charlie z. s.

(Czechia), la Fédération de l'Autre Cercle (France), Greek Transgender Support

Association (Greece), Homosexuelle Initiative Wien (HOSI) (Austria), KLiQ vzw

(Belgium), Lithuanian Gay League (Lithuania), the Scottish Trans Alliance (UK),

Transgender Equality Network Ireland (Ireland), Trans-Fuzja (Poland), TransVanilla

(Hungary).

 The editor for the study, Gráinne Murphy.