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Off the record: our new webinar for subscribers
Unpacking gender identity politics in Europe for those who want to understand what’s happening. Read more →
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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 “conversion practices” and Athena Forum’s critique. Read more →
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Subjekt [Norwegian]: ‘Gender identity’ 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 “gender identity” as legal concept undermines legal principles. Read more →
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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 “European consensus” on deeply contested… Read more →
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Brussels Signal: Council of Europe expands definition of ‘conversion practices’ to include questioning of gender identity
Brussels Signal reports on a Council of Europe resolution that treats questioning a child’s gender identity as a “conversion practice”. Read more →
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Expose the deception: Stop using lesbians and gays for ideological agendas
Statements opposing the proposed Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly resolution on conversion practices. Read more →
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Spiked: How the Council of Europe could foist trans ideology on us all
Article on the upcoming Council of Europ vote on “conversion practices”, the UK Labour push to advance transactivist policies at the… Read more →
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Dagens Nyheter [Swedish]: Conflict within the Tidö coalition – and in the EU
Report on Sweden’s legal sex change law, EU self-ID plans and growing resistance to gender identity policies across Europe. Read more →
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Exxpress [German]: Former LGBT activist speaks out: Criticism is systematically suppressed
In-depth interview with Athena Forum co-founder Kurt Krickler on EU funding for transactivist groups and the political capture it enables. Read more →
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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 →
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Brussels Signal: Council of Europe wants to make questioning gender identity illegal
Report on the Council of Europe vote on “conversion practices”, highlighting Athena Forum’s campaign urging delegates to vote no. Read more →
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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 →
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