It is not transgender identity itself that causes the burden, but rather the systemic discrimination that comes with it

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026

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Discrimination and isolation severely impact trans people’s mental health across Europe.

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Discrimination and isolation affect the mental health of transgender people across Europe, with healthcare providers sometimes attempting to pathologize their identities. A report by PULSE highlights the experiences of transgender individuals, including a non-binary person who struggled with anxiety and depression due to a lack of understanding and visibility. A 2024 survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that 54% of transgender respondents and 61% of intersex respondents experienced adverse discrimination in at least one area in the year prior to the survey. Furthermore, concerning mental health results showed that 59% of trans women, 60% of trans men, and 55% of non-binary or gender non-conforming respondents contemplated suicide in the preceding year. Separately, preliminary findings presented at the EASD conference suggest that red meat consumption may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes, though the results for processed meats and dairy products are more complex.

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PULSE is an initiative for cross-border collaborative journalism in Europe co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement n. PO 4500158093.

PULSE is an initiative coordinated by OBCT that has been promoting intensive journalistic cross-border collaborations in Europe since 2024. Its main aim is to help strengthen the European public sphere by reporting on and telling stories from new and diverse perspectives.

At the heart of PULSE are 10 leading national news outlets (Delfi – Lithuania, Deník Referendum – Czechia, Der Standard – Austria, EfSyn – Greece, El Confidencial – Spain, Gazeta Wyborcza – Poland, HotNews – Romania, HVG – Hungary, Il Sole 24 Ore – Italy, Mediapool – Bulgaria) and three transnational organisations, including OBCT , n-ost and Voxeurop .

Additional outlets and journalists are involved as associate partners, including EUobserver , Føljeton (Denmark), H-Alter (Croatia), Levila (Estonia), Rubryka (Ukraine), and The Journal Investigates (Ireland).

PULSE is driven by a sort of virtual transnational newsroom made up of journalists from all the publications involved. It collaboratively produces new journalistic content on European issues on a daily basis, coming in many different languages. The editorial output amounts to over a thousand publications per year, mostly in article form.

PULSE also runs 4 thematic networks open to any European journalist interested in crucial issues such as EU enlargement, relations between the EU and other global powers, the EU’s green transition, or media and the information society. These networks function as online communities and periodically publish calls for pitches.