Being a Trans Woman in Greece - USB

United Societies of Balkans is a youth non governmental organization, based in Thessaloniki, Greece. Its goals are to promote Human Rights and fight stereotypes, bring Balkans and Europe together, assist in the cultural exchange between Balkan countries and enhance youth mobility and education.

Transphobic behavior of a school’s administration against a trans schoolgirl!!!

Athens 6 December, 2013

Greek Transgender Support Association

(Court of first appeal no. 7646/2010 – Metropolitan District of Athens no. 19388)

http://www.transgender-association.gr/

transgender.support.association@gmail.com

PRESS RELEASE

Subject: “Scalable racist and transphobic behavior against the trans schoolgirl and the teacher who supported her”

Greek Transgender Support Association (GTSA) denounces with this Press Release the ongoing and escalating hostile, racist and transphobic behavior of the school’s administration against the trans schoolgirl, that is attending classes in a night school in Athens, and also against her teacher who supported her.

Greek Transgender Support Association (GTSA) together with “Homophobia and Transphobia in Education” group had in December 2012 publicly renounce the extreme racist behavior of school’s management (you can see details here: http://transgendersupportassociation.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/report-of-discrimination-intimidation-and-racist-violence-against-a-trans-woman-in-education/), and at the same time filed a complaint at the Greek Ombudsman, that gave in its conclusion some positive guidelines for the issue (see more here: http://transgendersupportassociation.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/press-release-greek-ombudsman-issued-positive-recommendations-for-the-respect-of-gender-identity-gender-expression-of-trans-people-in-the-school-environment/) .

18 Μαΐου, Athens Pride Party 2013

Το Athens Pride ανακοινώνει το πάρτι της χρονιάς!

Για μια ακόμη χρονιά ένα πάρτι που θα μας κάνει όλους και όλες περήφανους/ες. Καλωσορίζουμε ένα ακόμα καλοκαίρι, που δε θα μπορούσε να ξεκινάει με κάτι άλλο από το Athens Pride! 

Σάββατο 18 Μαΐου μετά τις 23:00 σας περιμένουμε όλες και όλους στο υπόγειο του 8thSin (M.Αλεξάνδρου 141 & Κων/πόλεως - Δίπλα στο Μετρό Κεραμεικός) - Και μην ακούσουμε δικαιολογίες για Eurovision... ελάτε μετά, θα το πάμε ως το πρωί! 

Dj SETs από τον V-SAG (www.facebook.com/djvsag) και τον Dj Kappa Nee μέχρι το πρωί

Είσοδος: 10€ και... πίνετε όσο τραβάει η ψυχή (ή/και το συκώτι) σας!