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Germany has the data: a 2,700% rise in genital surgeries and a shift towards younger patients
Germany has twenty years of data on medical transition. The numbers raise medical, ethical and legal questions that can no longer… Read more →
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Taking the debate to parliament in Austria
On 1 October, we bring politicians, experts and civil society together at the Austrian Parliament to discuss European gender-identity policies. Read more →
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Our report in German: Unter der Oberfläche
One year after the publication of our original report, we are proud to make Beneath the Surface available in German. Read more →
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Women’s health: 27 years of waiting for the wrong resolution
After 27 years of neglect, the European Parliament’s new women’s health resolution risks undermining the very sex-based approach women’s healthcare requires. Read more →
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Trusted flaggers and sex-based rights: our response to the EU consultation
Trusted flaggers play an influential role in online content moderation. We have submitted recommendations to the European Commission calling for DSA… Read more →
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Jahrbuch Sexualitäten 2026 [German]: Interview with Faika El-Nagashi
An in-depth interview with Faika El-Nagashi for the Jahrbuch Sexualitäten 2026, covering the politics of sex, gender identity and the defence… Read more →
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Postoj [Slovak]: Trans dissident in Bratislava
Coverage of Athena Forum Director Faika El-Nagashi’s appearance at the Bratislava Hanus Days conference and the organisation’s work on sex-based rights… Read more →
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Marker [Slovakian]: Transcritical feminist: Conservative MEPs have no idea about genderism
Interview in the Slovak magazine Marker with Athena Forum Director Faika El-Nagashi on feminist and LGB critiques of gender identity ideology,… Read more →
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Advocacy visit to Brussels: Democratic courage and the end of ‘no debate’ in the EU
Our visit to Brussels revealed a political climate shaped by fear, silenced debate and legal incoherence. Read more →
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Reformatorisch Dagblad [Dutch]: Gender-affirming youth care can make parents desperate
Opinion article by Marianne Driessen of Athena Forum in the Dutch newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad on the impact of “gender-affirming care” on… Read more →
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Two things can be wrong at the same time: Orbán’s bans and the CJEU ruling
Governments should not restrict freedom of expression, assembly and association – and courts should not adopt contested ideological language in their… Read more →
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The end of silencing: EU-funded research should not defame or harm women’s rights
The EU is funding projects that frame women’s rights defenders as “anti-gender”, undemocratic and fascist-adjacent. Read more →
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