Transgender Support Association

The Transgender Support Association (Greek: Σωματείο Υποστήριξης Διεμφυλικών, ΣΥΔ) is a Greek LGBTQI activist organization based in Athens. It focuses on the rights of trans and intersex people, including cross-dressers, transgender, transsexual, hermaphrodite and intersex individuals. The organization is a voluntary association (σωματείο) under Greek law, and its president since 2021 has been Anna Apergi Konstantinidi, a former deputy director. The association's core demands are legal recognition of gender identity, the removal of all forms of discrimination based on gender identity, and coverage by social security funds of gender reassignment procedures. It has represented its positions before Greek parliamentary committees on several occasions: in 2013 and 2014 in connection with the anti-racism bill, in 2015 regarding the cohabitation agreement bill, and in 2016 before the legislative drafting committee of the Ministry of Justice for the preparation of a bill on legal recognition of gender identity. The organization has also been involved in disputes with other LGBTQI bodies. In the summer of 2014 it decided to participate with a booth at the Athens Anti-Racism Festival (4, 5, 6 July 2014), but ultimately took part only on the first day after accusing the festival of deliberately placing its booth in an inaccessible location. It also decided not to participate in the Athens Pride festival in 2015, accusing members of the festival's organizing committee of transphobia, and maintained the same stance for the 2016 Athens Pride festival. As a voluntary, non-profit association, the Transgender Support Association operates primarily through advocacy, public representation and community support rather than commercial activity. Its work is part of the broader Greek and European movement for LGBTQI rights, and it maintains an online presence at tgender.gr.

The Transgender Support Association (Σωματείο Υποστήριξης Διεμφυλικών, ΣΥΔ) is a Greek LGBTQI activist organization based in Athens. It is a voluntary association that focuses on the rights of trans and intersex people, including cross-dressers, transgender, transsexual, hermaphrodite and intersex individuals. Since 2021, its president has been Anna Apergi Konstantinidi, a former deputy director. The association's main demands are legal recognition of gender identity, the removal of all forms of discrimination based on gender identity, and coverage by social security funds of gender reassignment procedures. It has represented its positions before Greek parliamentary committees on several occasions: in 2013 and 2014 in connection with the anti-racism bill, in 2015 regarding the cohabitation agreement bill, and in 2016 before the legislative drafting committee of the Ministry of Justice for the preparation of a bill on legal recognition of gender identity. The organization has also been involved in disputes with other LGBTQI bodies. In the summer of 2014 it decided to participate with a booth at the Athens Anti-Racism Festival (4, 5, 6 July 2014), but ultimately took part only on the first day after accusing the festival of deliberately placing its booth in an inaccessible location. It also decided not to participate in the Athens Pride festival in 2015, accusing members of the festival's organizing committee of transphobia, and maintained the same stance for the 2016 Athens Pride festival.

• 2021

  Anna Apergi Konstantinidi became president of the association.

• 2016

  Participated in the legislative drafting committee of the Ministry of Justice for the preparation of a bill on legal recognition of gender identity; maintained its decision not to participate in the Athens Pride festival.

• 2015

  Represented before Greek parliamentary committees regarding the cohabitation agreement bill; decided not to participate in the Athens Pride festival, accusing the organizing committee of transphobia.

• 2014

  Represented before Greek parliamentary committees in connection with the anti-racism bill; participated with a booth at the Athens Anti-Racism Festival (4–6 July 2014) but withdrew after the first day.

• 2013

  Represented before Greek parliamentary committees in connection with the anti-racism bill.

Non-profit LGBTQI advocacy and support organization focused on trans and intersex rights in Greece.

1. 1Transgender Support Association - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Σωματείο Υποστήριξης Διεμφυλικών - Wikipedia (Greek)el.wikipedia.org