{"id":286972,"date":"2021-06-30T00:02:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T21:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spain-on-path-to-legalizing-gender-self-identification\/"},"modified":"2021-06-30T00:02:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T21:02:42","slug":"spain-on-path-to-legalizing-gender-self-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spain-on-path-to-legalizing-gender-self-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"#Spain on path to legalizing gender self-identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26dc84a678b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26dc84a678b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spain-on-path-to-legalizing-gender-self-identification\/#PROTESTS\" >PROTESTS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Spain on path to legalizing gender self-identification<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID, June 29 \u2013 The Spanish government on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved the draft of a bill to allow anyone over the age of 14 to change gender legally without a medical diagnosis or hormone therapy, the Equality Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>The draft bill, which will go to a public hearing before another reading in the cabinet and a vote in the lower house of parliament, removes the requirement for two years of hormone therapy and a psychological assessment to switch gender in official records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an historic day after more than 15 years without any legislative progress,\u201d Equality Minister Irene Montero told a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe send a strong message for the protection of LGBTI people,\u201d she said, referring to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cself-ID\u201d draft bill sets age limits, with 14- to 16-year-olds needing parental approval, after parliament\u2019s rejection in May of a proposal from a group of political parties to give children total freedom to legal gender recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Activists and families of transgender children say the draft bill does not go far enough, while some feminist associations oppose it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"People hold a banner demanding protection for transgender people during the LGBT pride parade in Madrid, Spain on June 28, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-18671824 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People hold a banner demanding protection for transgender people during the LGBT pride parade in Madrid, Spain on June 28, 2021.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Sergio Perez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It puts Spain at the center of Europe\u2019s debate about the rights of LGBT people. European Union leaders last week confronted Hungary\u2019s prime minister over its new anti-LGBT law.<\/p>\n<p>With the draft bill, which also bans LGBT conversion therapies, Spain is set to join two dozen countries aiming to decouple gender choice from medical procedures and would become the largest European country to introduce self-identification.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, trans people will be able to declare their gender by filling in a form at a registry office and then confirming the decision three months later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A male couple kisses amid the LGBT pride parade in Valencia, Spain on June 28, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-18671828 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A male couple kisses amid the LGBT pride parade in Valencia, Spain on June 28, 2021.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Eva Manez <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The draft bill is part of a political agreement signed between Spain\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a>ist Party (PSOE) and its left-wing junior coalition partner Unidas Podemos. The deal has taken months of negotiations due to the conflicting positions of the two governing parties.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PROTESTS\"><\/span>PROTESTS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Saida Garcia of the Euforia non-governmental organization, which supports transgender children, said the bill failed to accommodate people aged 12 and 13, who require court approval for the process, and younger children who are excluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not true self-determination if there are age limits,\u201d she said, adding there was also no provision for non-binary people, who do not identify as male or female, or non-Spanish residents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"A protester holds a sign reading in Spanish &quot;If there is no trans law there will be trans fury&quot; during the LGBT pride parade in Madrid, Spain on June 28, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-18671825 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Spain2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A protester holds a sign reading in Spanish \u201cIf there is no trans law there will be trans fury\u201d during the LGBT pride parade in Madrid, Spain on June 28, 2021.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Sergio Perez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aida Chacon Martinez, the mother of a non-binary teenager, said: \u201cWaiting until you\u2019re 14 to be recognized for who you are is very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A collective of about 50 feminist groups said it opposed the bill. \u201cThese legal reforms are regressive and it is essential to stop them in order not to lose the protection of the specific rights against gender-based oppression,\u201d said the Confluencia Feminista federation in a statement.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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