European Court confirms requirement for legal gender recognition in Bulgaria despite rejected complaint 

The European Court of Human Rights published its decision on the revision of  Y.T. v Bulgaria case, highlighting significant issues with legal gender recognition (LGR) in the country. Despite the case being deemed inadmissible, the Court underscored Bulgaria’s obligation to establish a robust framework for LGR.

The Czech Constitutional Court ruled against the requirement of sterilisation for legal gender change, calling it a severe violation of human rights.

In a historic vote today, the Swedish Parliament have simplified the process for legal gender recognition. The updated law means that trans people will be able to change their gender markers on official documents with a certificate from a doctor.

Today, the German Parliament has adopted a legal gender recognition law based on self-determination. The new law ends four decades of patronising trans people and declaring trans people as mentally ill.

Learn about legal gender recognition for trans and non-binary people in Europe & Central Asia. Find out how we're advocating for self-determination.

Check to see how your country's gender recognition laws are. This checklist specifically helps you check human rights principals.

Find out about the issues trans and LGBTI asylum seekers and refugees in Europe & Central Asia face.

Germany's self-determination bill moves forward. Although this is a significant step for trans rights, the bill still contains some concerning points.

Russia passes a ban on legal and medical transition, doubling down on anti-LGBTI stance and leaving the trans community at risk.

This survey of 9 European countries with self-determination laws found no negative effects for women, security, or safety.

The European Court of Human Rights found Hungary violated a trans man's rights by denying his application for legal gender recognition.

This case could set a precedent for other trans people whose legal gender recognition in one Member State is not being acknowledged elsewhere in the EU.