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Dear John,
We want to share our latest report, A Year in Attacks on Trans, Nonbinary, and Intersex People’s Human Rights ([link removed]) , with you. This report is a comprehensive look at the unprecedented escalation of human rights rollbacks in 2025. What we found is stark: across the world, governments and political actors have intensified efforts to restrict gender diversity and undermine trans, nonbinary, and intersex people’s fundamental rights.
The report identifies a clear catalyst. Following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, early executive actions denying the existence of gender diversity and reinstating discriminatory federal policies sent a powerful signal globally. By placing the force of U.S. federal power behind rigid binary definitions of sex, the administration legitimized anti-gender narratives — ideological frameworks that reject gender as a social and cultural construct and depict equality movements as threats to “traditional values.” Political leaders in multiple regions quickly echoed this rhetoric, using it to justify restrictive laws, constitutional amendments, and sweeping policy reversals. Even in countries with strong human rights records where hostile laws did not advance, far-right politicians proposed extreme anti-trans legislation in order to shift the discourse and stoke moral panic, building public demand for rollbacks on rights.
Our report documents these developments chronologically and country-by-country, revealing how coordinated and far-reaching the backlash has become. The attacks fall into five main categories:
* Restrictions on gender-affirming health care in countries including Argentina, Chile, Italy, Peru, Türkiye, and the United States.
* Legal codification of sex and gender binaries in Albania, Georgia, Hungary, Slovakia, the United States, and Vanuatu.
* Restrictions on legal gender recognition in Argentina, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom.
* Censorship and limits on expression, education, and visibility in Chile, Hungary, Peru, and Türkiye.
* Discrimination and exclusion in employment, public service, and access to facilities in Argentina, Guam, Peru, and the United States.
Some measures, while restricting health care to trans people, explicitly allow non-consensual medical interventions on intersex children — exposing the hypocrisy in policies claiming to “protect” young people.
To help make sense of these patterns, we’ve created an interactive map that visualizes attacks across regions, highlights key legal developments, and reveals the broader political context. It is a tool designed for activists, journalists, policymakers, supporters, and advocates who need clear, accessible insights to mobilize effective responses.
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Understanding the scale of this backlash is essential to stopping it. To support advocates navigating this rapidly shifting landscape, we are also releasing a new policy brief on legal gender recognition. This brief outlines global standards, highlights emerging threats, and provides clear, actionable guidance for policymakers, civil society leaders, and movement partners working to safeguard the right to self-determination. As governments attempt to reinstate medical gatekeeping, codify rigid binaries, or restrict administrative processes, this resource offers a roadmap for advancing inclusive, rights-based reforms even in hostile environments.
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Together forward,
Outright International
P.S. If you’re able, please consider making a gift today. Your support strengthens global advocacy and powers urgent research like this report. Every contribution fuels our work within the movement. ([link removed])
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