Háttér Society, ILGA-Europe and TGEU welcome an opinion from the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union stating that Hungarian immigration authorities must correct the gender marker of a trans person in its national immigration registries upon request.
News
The Court of Justice of the European Union held a hearing today in the preliminary ruling procedure on legal gender recognition for trans people.
The project, which runs from March 2024 to February 2026, will be implemented with partners from Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Slovenia and Greece. The Legal Program of Háttér Society has been working since 2022 with the NGOs and academic institutions with which we are now embarking on a new two-year project.
Services
Our operators available via phone, Skype and chat answer any questions on LGBTQI topics; and offer help in relation to self-acceptance, coming out, or conflicts with your family, your partner, at your your school or workplace.
10-12 counselling sessions for people struggling with self-acceptance, coming out, forming relationships, managing conflicts or stress or other mental health issues fitting the LGBTQI profile of the service.
We offer free legal counselling and representation to victims of discrimination, harassment and violence on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity; and provide advice on any legal matter where the sexual orientation or gender identity of the person might be significant.
Call our information hotline (+36 (1) 6333 455), available every day of the week from 8am to 10pm, and our operators are ready to answer all your basic questions about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
The HIV Peer Support Service (hivsegito@hatter.hu | application form) welcomes your application if you need personal help on any topic related to HIV and/or other sexually transmitted infections. However, you are also welcome to contact us if you are newly diagnosed or have been living with HIV for a longer period of time, whether you need personal support with getting into care or accepting your HIV status.
We collect and make available LGBTQI-themed books, studies, films and news items; as well as archival materials about LGBTQI life in Hungary.
Database of LGBT-themes movies and their main data that have presented in Hungary, and LGBT-themed literary works published in Hungarian.
An online discrimination reporting interface that allows you to easily report discrimination, harassment or violence, or to ask for free legal help by our legal aid program, by filling a form.