Transgender EuroStudy – Legal Survey and Focus ... - ILGA Europe

Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Executive Summary
The Legal Survey
Methodology
Clinical Need Met
Treatment by Healthcare Professionals
Conclusion
The Growth in the Trans Population
The Issues Facing Trans People Accessing Healthcare
Introduction
How Many Trans People are There
The Medicalisation of Trans
Recent Developments in the Trans Community
Transgender and Transsexual Legal Concerns in Europe
An Overview: EU Anti-discrimination Legislation
The Court Decisions: the ECHR
The European Court of Justice
Conclusions
Legal Survey: comparative table
Results of the Legal Survey
Public Funding for Gender Reassignment Treatments
The Availability of Public Documentation Changes
Extent of Recognition and Protection
Health Policy in the EU: the Impact on Healthcare Equalities Strategies for Trans People
EU and National Health Care Policies
An Overview of the Healthcare Arrangements in Ten Countries of the European Union
Discussion
Inclusion or Refusal
Data Analysis
Methodology
The Survey
The Translators
The Focus Groups
Interpretation and Analysis
The ‘Benchmark’ System
Conducting Focus Groups
Translating Focus Group Discussions
A Profile – the Online Survey of Trans People
Who Responded
Chart 1: Response Rate by Language as of 18 December 2007
Country Profile
Chart 2: Respondents by Country and Gender
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