Countries EUaccording to a ruling by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on October 4, are required to recognize changes in name and gender in documents issued by any of them.
Refusal to recognize such changes and use them in official documents is contrary to the laws of the European Union. The precedent was set by the case of a transgender citizen of Romania and Great Britain, tells dw.
In 2020, he completed his gender transition. At that time he lived in the UK, which at that time was a member of the EU. His name and gender marker were changed on his documents, but Romanian authorities refused to issue an updated, “male” birth certificate. The European Court in Luxembourg declared this refusal illegal and issued a corresponding ruling.
Biology teacher Arian Mirzarafi-Ahi, who filed the lawsuit, called the decision a victory for which he had been “waiting for so many years.” The Accept Association, which advocates for LGBT+ rights in Romania, said the ruling will make life much easier for many transgender people in Romania and other European countries.
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