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Updates
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Off the record: our new webinar for subscribers
Unpacking gender identity politics in Europe for those who want to understand whatâs happening. Read more â
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Pushing conversion therapy bans across Europe: Transactivist demands enabled by political indifference
The recent PACE debate on conversion therapy offers a case study in how international institutions manufacture âEuropean consensusâ on deeply contested… Read more â
Media
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Exxpress [German]:EU pushes through trans agenda in empty chamber – Austrian People’s Party abstains
Coverage of the adoption of the Council of Europe resolution on âconversion practicesâ and Athena Forumâs critique. Read more â
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Subjekt [Norwegian]: âGender identityâ is granted legal protection as fact. It should instead be protected under freedom of religion or belief.
Norwegian magazine Subjekt publishes guest commentary by Athena expert Anne Kalvig arguing that âgender identityâ as legal concept undermines legal principles. Read more â
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Brussels Signal: Council of Europe expands definition of âconversion practicesâ to include questioning of gender identity
Brussels Signal reports on a Council of Europe resolution that treats questioning a childâs gender identity as a âconversion practiceâ. Read more â
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Athena Forum was founded in response to a growing political, institutional and societal shift across Europe: the erosion of sex-based rights through ideological capture, the suppression of dissent and debate and the striking absence of civil society organisations willing to confront this change.
We bring together legal, medical and policy experts, alongside academics, feminists, journalists and grassroots advocates â combining skills and expertise to ensure these rights remain visible, coherent and politically protected, while strengthening democratic accountability across European institutions.
The shift toward gender identity in European institutions has redefined foundational concepts of law, rights and democratic participation â often without clarity, consent or accountability.
We believe it is time to respond. Read more.
Publications
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Institutional and policy-driven lesbian erasure in Europe: our input to the UN Independent Expert on SOGI
Read our input to the thematic report on violence and discrimination experienced by “LBQ” women Read more â
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Briefing on conversion therapy bans: A deceptive label
Extending conversion therapy bans to gender identity and gender expression causes lasting harm under the guise of human rights protection. Read more â
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Athena Brief: The European Parliament Resolution on the EU Gender Equality Strategy
The European Parliamentâs Resolution on the EU Gender Equality Strategy contains serious legal and conceptual flaws that risk undermining womenâs rights… Read more â
