Discrimination against lesbian and bisexual women and girls and transgender persons

A new study (December 2011) “Discrimination against lesbian and bisexual women and girls and transgender persons”, prepared by Ms Hertha Richter-Appelt and Ms Susanne Cerwenka, Consultant Experts University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany, has been commissioned and published by the Council of Europe: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/­equality/03themes/gender-equality/). Focus areas are a) health, b) violence and c) private and family life. Though the number of participating countries (27 out of 47) and respondents (n=89) is rather low the data is presented segregated for a) lesbian and bisexual women and girls and b) trans persons.