Transvanilla has delivered the petition to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging her to ensure all possible tools are being used to protect the fundamental rights of Hungarian trans and intersex people.

Transvanilla continues the campaign aiming to open the possibility of legal gender recognition in Hungary. As part of this, individuals and organisations can help us the following ways:

In the judgement Rana v. Hungary delivered today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that Hungary had breached its obligation to protect the right to private life under Article 8 of the Convention by rejecting the application of an Iranian transgender refugee to have his name and sex marker changed officially.

The amendment to the Act on Civil Registration Procedure, which outlaws legal gender recognition in Hungary comes into effect after being signed by János Áder, President of Hungary. The Constitutional Court remains the last option in the country to stop the government’s amok run. Transvanilla Transgender Association on behalf of two persons affected by the law, files a constitutional complaint to the Constitutional Court the day it comes into force, seeking a declaration that the law is unconstitutional and therefore should be annulled.