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GATE campaigns globally for trans and gender diverse equality. GATE works to advance global justice for trans and gender diverse communities.

Our vision is a future where trans and gender diverse communities live freely, safely, and with dignity. We are community-led and community-centered, working with integrity and innovation to create opportunities for shared learning and resource equity in order to advance global solidarity across borders and movements.

09/16/2026

It is wonderful to see so many people and projects pushing boundaries, breaking stereotypes and reclaiming the story of our lived realities at the Nebula Fund Institute training happening this week in São Paulo, Brazil.

Naomhán O'Connor, GATE's Director of Communications, had the pleasure of moderating a session with three trans-led organizations at the Nebula Institute on trans-led strategies for narrative change.

From podcasts and playbooks to direct action, fellow speakers shared how their unique approaches are making changes in their local, national and regional contexts.

You can learn more about each project by scanning QR codes or accessing their profiles.

Learn more about our resources: https://gate.ngo/knowledge-portal/initiative/anti-gender-movements/

In the first photo, from left to right:
Alessandra “Bree” Chacha from Purple Royale, Diego Nascimento of Atração, Marko Vukčević from Trans Mreža Balkan and Naomhán O'Connor from GATE - Global Action for Trans Equality

09/15/2026

💰 The Global Fund new Grant Cycle 8 (2026–2028) is a critical opportunity for trans and gender diverse communities, as and remain priority health issues and is emerging as a concern in some countries.

Did your organization participate in Grant Cycle 8 (GC8) processes and would like to share its experiences?

Is your organization (and country) planning to participate in Global Fund processes in the future and would like to learn from community experiences?

GATE partnered with INPUD, MPact and Global Network of S*x Work Projects to bring you this webinar on lessons learned from the first window of applications to , including both promising engagement strategies and significant barriers to meaningful participation.

🌐 Global Fund Grant Cycle 8: Lessons from Key Populations Webinar
📅 22 September
🕒 15:00 CEST ; 9:00 ET ; 20:00 IT
🔗Registration: https://gate.ngo/knowledge-portal/event/global-fund-grant-cycle-8-lessons-from-key-populations-webinar/

09/10/2026

Anti-gender attacks are simultaneously eroding access to s*xual and reproductive health rights for women and for the trans and gender diverse community.

It is now crucial that our movements stand together!

At the Second World S*xual Health Assembly, convened by the World Association for S*xual Health, at Stellenbosch University, global leaders, healthcare providers, and United Nations agencies came together to defend s*xual and reproductive rights.

The conference provided an important opportunity to share information and strengthen solidarity between the trans rights and women’s s*xual and reproductive health rights movements.

GATE participated in an expert consultation to support the design of new global standards for education and training of s*xual and reproductive health care professionals.

This ensures that future healthcare professionals worldwide are trained in rights-based, trans-inclusive care, laying the groundwork for safer, more accessible medical environments for our community.

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09/09/2026

If you're not counted, you do not exist to those who make it possible for you to survive and thrive!

Well, trans and gender diverse populations are often undercounted, especially on .

If we ever want to and build a stronger , we need to address the systemic exclusion of trans and gender diverse communities from health data.

Our report, based on the Power in Q Data Project, highlights the challenges of population size estimates, what is the impact of undercounting our communities and provides recommendations on how to solve these gaps.

Read our report - No Data, No Response: the impact of undercounting trans populations in HIV programming: https://gate.ngo/knowledge-portal/publication/no-data-no-response-the-impact-of-undercounting-trans-populations-in-hiv-programming/

We thank Elton John AIDS Foundation for funding this project and MPact for partnering with us.

09/08/2026

When trans communities are trusted with flexible resources and connected through equitable regional and global infrastructure, powerful things can happen!

From January 2025 to July 2026, THRIVE has proven effective in advancing and strengthening trans rights globally.

This report shows why the model works, what we achieved and what the impact was on trans and gender diverse communities.

It also highlights how we are:
📝 Documenting and responding to the funding crisis
🌏 Building regional advocacy capacity
🌡️ Advocating through climate justice, legal identity and health drivers
📉 Converting evidence into regional advocacy
🩸 Building a European and Central Asian trans-specific HIV portfolio with institutional reach
🏛️ Backing global policy influence with a powerful movement infrastructure

Comment "THRIVE" to access the report and learn more about how we are doing this!

These achievements would not have been possible without the funding support provided by the Robert Carr Fund.

THRIVE Consortium is composed of GATE, EATHAN - East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network, TGEU - Trans Europe and Central Asia, RedLacTrans, United Caribbean Trans Network and Eurasian Key Populations Coalition

09/04/2026

“Our connections build infrastructure, our connections build movements.”

At the Trans Gala that closed the Trans Networking Zone at the Global Village, part of the AIDS Conference 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, we celebrated together and announced what comes next.

In September 2027, GATE and ITF convene the Global Trans Conference in Panama City, under the theme “Present and powerful.” We are bringing all our energy there.

The call for applications is open.
Join us! Our presence is a political statement wherever we are.

“We are here. We shall not be erased.”

See you in Panama!

Video description: Speeches at the Trans Gala, filmed at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro. English and Spanish captions.

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“Nuestras conexiones construyen infraestructura, nuestras conexiones construyen movimientos.”

En la Gala Trans que cerró la Zona de Networking Trans en la Aldea Global, parte de la Conferencia del SIDA 2026 en Río de Janeiro, celebramos juntes y anunciamos lo que viene.

En septiembre 2027, GATE y FIT organizan la Conferencia Global Trans en la Ciudad de Panamá, bajo el lema “Presentes y poderoses”. Llevaremos toda nuestra energía allí.

La convocatoria está abierta.
¡Súmate! Nuestra presencia es una declaración política dondequiera que estemos.

“Estamos aquí. No nos borrarán.”

¡Nos vemos en Panamá!

Descripción del video: Discursos en la Gala Trans, grabados en la Conferencia del SIDA 2026 en Río de Janeiro. Subtítulos en inglés y español.

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09/01/2026

Applications are now open for the Present and Powerful Global Trans Conference 2027!🏳️‍⚧️

In 2027, 250 trans and gender diverse activists and stakeholders from around the world will come together in Panamá for peer learning, strategy-building, advocacy alignment, and collective care.

The conference will explore three key areas:

1. responding to anti-gender opposition and democratic backsliding,
2. resourcing and strengthening our movements, and
3. advancing the right to health and well-being.

GATE members and current or previous International Trans Fund grantee partners can apply for scholarships. Donors and trans and gender diverse community members can apply as self-paying participants.

Applicants are also invited to submit an optional abstract proposal to contribute to the conference program.

⚠️ Applications and abstract submissions are open from 1 to 30 September 2026.

Learn more and apply: https://gate.ngo/knowledge-portal/news/apply-global-trans-conference-2027/

08/31/2026

Our CRG Project needs an External Impact Assessment! Are you the one we're looking for?

Do you have experience in reviewing documentation and conducting interviews with community-led organizations, donors and other stakeholders?

Do you have knowledge of international HIV response mechanisms and of the Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria, particularly country processes?

Do you understand the health and human rights issues impacting trans and gender diverse communities?

If you are the person we are looking for, please read the Terms of Reference and apply by 20 September 2026: https://gate.ngo/vacancies/call-for-applications-consultancy-external-impact-assessment/

GATE particularly encourages applications from trans and gender diverse people from the Global Majority, Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people and people of color, D/deaf and disabled people, people from a migrant background, and s*x workers. 🏳️‍⚧️

08/27/2026

Money for HIV, TB & malaria programs is shrinking, with community-led organizations often the first to feel it. Funding that doesn't reach the ground can't save lives. 🌍

This week, GATE brought community leaders from across the globe to Nairobi, Kenya, to validate a major report we've produced: what's blocking direct funding to the communities most affected, and what donors can do differently, starting now.

The report will be published at the end of September, so keep an eye out for it!

08/26/2026

Trans and gender diverse human rights defenders should not have to choose between defending rights and staying safe!

For our communities, digital spaces have become a battleground: spaces of surveillance, constant harassment, disinformation, hate speech and digital attacks.

And if we are losing our ability to stay safe online, we are losing our ability to defend our rights!

To ensure our communities stay safe, GATE submitted a report in response to the United Nations Human Rights Call for Inputs regarding the protection of human rights defenders in the digital age.

Our submission examines how coordinated anti-gender movements, state-engineered digital repression, and AI-driven disinformation create increasingly hostile digital environments that undermine the safety, legitimacy, and work of trans and gender diverse human rights defenders.

Our recommendations to States, technology companies, and international actors aim at strengthening the protections for trans and gender diverse human rights defenders.

Read them urgently now: https://gate.ngo/knowledge-portal/un-document/trans-safety-in-the-digital-age/

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