European Professional Association for Transgender Health
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EP Access
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accredited persons
Staff
1
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH) is a registered international non-profit organisation. Aims To promote mental, physical and social health of transgender people in Europe To increase the quality of life among transgender people in Europe To ensure transgender people’s rights for healthy development and well-being Goals To foster the European knowledge and skills in transgender care To facilitate and extend the bonds between European countries in transgender care To spread the results of research and experiences by publishing reports and organising scientific conferences and meetings and to collaborate with international organisations with the same or related aims EPATH wishes to achieve its goals through organising a three day bi-annual European conference, and by publishing statements (see for example our language guidelines and EPATH’s Research Policy (PDF)). For more information please turn to our publications page.
EU Legislative Interests
As an organisation dedicated to the health and well-being of transgender and gender diverse people across Europe, EPATH focuses its interest-representation and advocacy on EU-level policies and proposals aimed at protecting and promoting transgender health care and fundamental rights. In particular, our activities target: 1) EU policies and legal proposals related to non-discrimination, equality and human rights with respect to gender identity and gender expression across member states, 2) EU-level healthcare policies and legislation that influence access to transgender-specific care, including mental, physical and social healthcare for transgender and gender diverse people, 3) legislative or regulatory developments around conversion practices (so-called “conversion therapy”) and banning practices aimed at changing or suppressing gender identity, and 4) any EU Commission or Council proposals, reports or directives concerning the rights of transgender and gender diverse people and access to gender-affirming care, protection from discrimination, and social inclusion. See below a list of official EU policy and legislative titles of interest to EPATH: 1) EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 2) EU Anti-Discrimination Directives (including Council Directive 2000/78/EC and Council Directive 2000/43/EC) 3) EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025 4) EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2021–2024) – in relation to protection from harmful practices, including conversion practices 5) EU4Health Programme (2021–2027) 6) European Pillar of Social Rights 7) Council Recommendation on inclusive and adequate gender recognition laws (nominal title expected; replace with exact title when officially published, if applicable) 8) Proposal for a Regulation on combating violence against women and domestic violence (COM/2022/105) – including provisions covering violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ persons 9) EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) work programmes – particularly those addressing LGBTIQ equality and healthcare access
Communication Activities
EPATH aims at fostering the European knowledge and skills in transgender care and research. To help researchers we have issued or contributed to the following publications: https://epath.eu/resources/publications/. Our last statement dates back to 10/09/2025 concerning an EPATH response to the Minister of Health and the Minister for the Family, Birth Rate, and Equal Opportunities on the Italian draft law regarding the use of medical gender affirming treatments for transgender youth.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
EPATH is an organization on its own, but works together with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Organisation Members
We have a whole list of EPATH members, but we are not allowed to share their names and contact details.
Connected Legislation
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.