Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination

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Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Ana
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/86291
Resumo: Equality and non-discrimination are two of the most important foundational values of the European Union (EU). But a rapidly evolving society means that their practical application has to be constantly under review to assess if their content and objectives are being fulfilled. When it comes to the rights of the LGBTIQ community – here in particular of trans when compared with cis women – there is still a long way to go to effectively safeguard them, while reasonably protecting all involved. Terminological confusion around the concepts of “sex” and “gender” has served to justify the curtailment of the fight for equality and non-discrimination, and relegate trans women to a position of second-class citizens. The EU needs to review its approach to this particular issue and enshrine into law the concepts of “sex” and “gender” as a way to continue to push forward in its fight for LGBTIQ rights, doing justice to its moniker of “rainbow Europe”.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
title Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
spellingShingle Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
Cardoso, Ana
LGBTIQ rights
Principle of equality
Principle of non-discrimination
Sex
Gender
Ciências Sociais::Direito
title_short Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
title_full Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
title_fullStr Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
title_full_unstemmed Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
title_sort Trans rights in the European Union – “sex” v. “gender” on the path towards equality and non-discrimination
author Cardoso, Ana
author_facet Cardoso, Ana
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cardoso, Ana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv LGBTIQ rights
Principle of equality
Principle of non-discrimination
Sex
Gender
Ciências Sociais::Direito
topic LGBTIQ rights
Principle of equality
Principle of non-discrimination
Sex
Gender
Ciências Sociais::Direito
description Equality and non-discrimination are two of the most important foundational values of the European Union (EU). But a rapidly evolving society means that their practical application has to be constantly under review to assess if their content and objectives are being fulfilled. When it comes to the rights of the LGBTIQ community – here in particular of trans when compared with cis women – there is still a long way to go to effectively safeguard them, while reasonably protecting all involved. Terminological confusion around the concepts of “sex” and “gender” has served to justify the curtailment of the fight for equality and non-discrimination, and relegate trans women to a position of second-class citizens. The EU needs to review its approach to this particular issue and enshrine into law the concepts of “sex” and “gender” as a way to continue to push forward in its fight for LGBTIQ rights, doing justice to its moniker of “rainbow Europe”.
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