This paper is a follow-up to Qorras’ most recent strategic paper. However, it only focuses on one of the three strategic pillars: organisational interventions. This paper builds on the lived experiences of trans people trying to navigate different civil society structures for various services, and on theoretical and practical knowledge and experience in the social work profession

This paper is based on interviews with trans individuals and legal professionals who have attempted legal gender recognition processes in Lebanon. The research explores trans individuals’ lived experiences in accessing legal recognition; the legal institutions, actors, and regulations that they encounter; and the conditions imposed by the law on trans people seeking to change the gender marker on their ID. This paper is part of the broader research project titled “Between the Clinic and the Courthouse: Trans experiences with bodily autonomy in Lebanon”, which was conducted by Qorras in 2024 and which focused on the legal and medical aspects of gender affirmation in Lebanon.

This paper is based on interviews with trans individuals who have attempted to access gender-affirming care in Lebanon, and with medical professionals interacting with trans individuals in their profession. The research explores trans individuals’ lived experiences accessing gender-affirming medical care; the medical institutions, actors, and regulations that they encounter; the overlap between the legal and medical aspects of trans individuals’ experiences; and how healthcare providers understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to gender-affirming care. This paper is part of the broader research project titled “Between the Clinic and the Courthouse: Trans experiences with bodily autonomy in Lebanon”, which was conducted by Qorras in 2024 and which focused on the legal and medical aspects of gender affirmation in Lebanon.

This report documents the methodology designed and implemented in the context of Qorras’ research project “Between the Clinic and the Courthouse: Trans experiences with bodily autonomy in Lebanon” (2024). It situates the research within the broader working conditions under which it was carried out, and it presents the research design, tools, methods, and considerations that shaped it. By laying out these practical aspects and their political motivations, we aim for this document to grant a better understanding of the research, its findings, and their implications, and to make these processes accessible for others to borrow and build on.

This research paper presents the barriers and challenges that trans people face when accessing mental health services in Lebanon whether due to the insufficient availability or the insufficient quality of the services provided. This research bases itself on semi structured interviews with trans people and mental health professionals who shared their lived experiences with Qorras’s research team. It explores the complexities of trans individuals’ journeys with mental health in Lebanon amidst widespread stigma and multi-layered oppression.

This second edition builds on the first edition of “Ways Forward in The Relationship Between The Trans Community and Civil Society” published in 2023 and attempts to create actionable pathways for knowledge production, organizational intervention, and community solidarity

This zine is a compilation of submissions produced during a writeshop organized by Qorras in 2022 which focused on trans joy

In 2022, Tajassod launched the first trans-led research on “accessibility to community, mental health and legal services in Lebanon”. This increased Tajassod’s engagement with aid and humanitarian agencies and community organizations. The research highlighted the interest of such agencies and organisations in trans issues and their desire for trans presence in their spaces and on their platforms. On the other hand, it underlined evident gaps in their work and their perception of trans individuals, and vice versa

The paper was published in 2023

This booklet is not intended to replace any doctor or specialist. Its aim is to raise awareness and disseminate clear and comprehensive information so that the individual in our trans community can make sound decisions for their mental and physical health.

A pamphlet to understand the interrelationship between the Lebanese Law, gender identity and expression, to know your rights and apply safety measures in accordance to the legal measures that could be / are taken by legal officials

A collaborative look into issues facing the trans community in Lebanon

This zine is a documentation of an online meet up on realities of trans organizing

This zine is the collective outcome of the Tajassodat trans and non-binary cross regional convening held in May 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Its contents were collected, produced and edited by the organizers and contributors of Tajassodat, with the aim of documenting the 5 days of exchanges, discussions, and personal reflections around trans rights and justice in Muslim societies.