Fundacja Trans-Fuzja is a Polish
LGBT rights organization
LGBT rights organizations are NGO, non-governmental civil rights organization, civil rights, healthcare and the LGBT community, health, and community organizations that promote the civil rights, civil and human rights and public health, health of ...
. It was founded in February 2008 and acquired the status of a public interest organisation (OPP), working to better the wellbeing of transgender people in Poland.
Fields of activity
Trans-Fuzja works to improve the living conditions of transgender people in Poland and support them and their relatives through the transition process. The foundation offers psychological support and provides legal advice for judicial gender reassignment and other legal aspects of transition. It also conducts trainings and workshops for schools and companies that want to educate their employees on inclusivi
and encourages local establishments to be vocal about being safe places for transgender people.
Trans-Fuzja promotes education in the field of gender studies, funding publications and creating pamphlets that help people navigate the early stages of their transitions. In 2014 Trans-Fuzja conducted a study on the experiences of transgender people in Poland in accessing health care services, and in 2015 a study of the situation of transitioning youth at schools.
In 2009 Trans-Fuzja and the
Campaign Against Homophobia
Campaign Against Homophobia (actual name: ''Kampania Przeciw Homofobii'', abbreviation: ''KPH'') is a Polish gay rights organisation, which aims to promote legal and social equality for people outside the heteronorm. It was founded in Warsaw in Se ...
organised a Festival of Rainbow Families to show the diversity of families and relationships that exist in Poland.
It also organises campaigns aimed at counteracting transphobia and abolishing discriminatory laws. In 2012, Trans-Fuzja, together with member of parliament
Anna Grodzka
Anna Grodzka (born 16 March 1954) is a Polish politician. A trans woman, she was elected to the Sejm in the 2011 Polish parliamentary elections as a candidate for the left-liberal Palikot's Movement, and was the first openly transgender Member o ...
, prepared a draft of a Gender Recognition act, which was passed in
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...
on the 10th of September 2015. However, the act was vetoed by President
Andrzej Duda
Andrzej Sebastian Duda (; born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as president of Poland since 6 August 2015. Before becoming president, Andrzej Duda was a member of Polish Lower House (Sejm) from 2011 to 2014 and the ...
on 2 October 2015 and ultimately did not come into being.
In November 2013, the Office of the
Polish Ombudsman
The Polish Ombudsman ( pl, Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich, literally Advocate for Citizens' Rights, now referring to itself in English as the "Commissioner for Human Rights" and earlier as the "Human Rights Defender," often abbreviated ''RPO'') is a ...
hosted a conference titled "European standards and good practices in gender reassignment", co-organised by Trans-Fuzja, the
RPO Adam Bodnar and the
Council of Europe
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.
Chairpersons
Terms in office of the management last three years, and, as chairpersons, there have been:
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Anna Grodzka
Anna Grodzka (born 16 March 1954) is a Polish politician. A trans woman, she was elected to the Sejm in the 2011 Polish parliamentary elections as a candidate for the left-liberal Palikot's Movement, and was the first openly transgender Member o ...
– from July 2008 till December 2011
* Lalka Podobińska – from December 2011 till June 2014
* Wiktor Dynarski – from June 2014 till January 2017
* Edyta Baker – from January 2017
See also
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Transgender rights movement
The transgender rights movement is a movement to promote the legal status of transgender people and to eliminate discrimination and violence against transgender people regarding housing, employment, public accommodations, education, and health c ...
References
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LGBT rights in Poland
LGBT organisations in Poland
Organisations based in Warsaw
LGBT political advocacy groups in Poland
Transgender organizations
2008 establishments in Poland