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25/12/22 07:57 AM IST

Spain, Scotland pass Gender Recognition Reform Bill

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  • Scotland lawmakers have passed the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which will now make it easier for above 16 years to legally change their gender.
  • The passage of the controversial bill also removes the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria to obtain the certificate.
Spain Gender Recognition Bill
  • The new Spanish law requires minors aged 12 and 13 years to receive the judge’s authorization to change their gender.
  • Those minors aged between 14 and 16 years will have to be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Up until now, Spanish transgender people are required to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which refers to the psychological condition of not feeling a match between one’s biological sex and gender identity.
  • Under the new legislation, any individual applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate must have lived full-time in the declared identity for 3 months (6 months in case they are aging between 16 and 17 years).
  • The Bill has lowered the minimum eligibility age from 18 years to 16 years of age. It proposes a 3-month “reflection period” during which time the applicants can change their minds.
  • It allows people aged 16 years and above to change their legal gender markers without medical supervision.
  • The bill also proposes to ban the conversion therapies that seek to suppress sexual orientation or gender identity. It also seeks to impose fine and punishment on people attacking individuals belonging to LGBTQ community.
Scotland Gender Recognition Bill
  • The passing of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) bill makes Scotland the first country in the United Kingdom to approve the self-identification process for changing gender.
  • It makes it easier for people as young as 16 years of age, to change their legally recognized gender.
  • It also has similar features as that of Spain’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
Indian System for Gender Identification
  • In India, the transgender people’s rights are governed by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020.
  • Under these rules, an application declaring gender is submitted to the District Magistrate.
  • The individual applying for gender identification is not required to undergo medical examination for declaring the desired sex.
  • The District Magistrate can process the application based on the affidavit submitted declaring the gender identity of an individual without medical or physical examination and provide an identification number to the applicant, which can be used as a proof of the application.
Source- The Hindu

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