Legal recognition of non-binary gender

Discrimination Forces Transgender Albanians to Self-Medicate, or Go Abroad

Neither gender-affirming hormone therapy nor sex reassignment surgery is available in Albania, meaning transgender Albanians like Fiona face having to self-medicate or travel to North Macedonia, Serbia or Turkey. The costs, financial and psychological, can be huge.

Bulgarian Court’s Rejection of ‘Istanbul Convention’ Alarms Activists

Banners lie on a street during a rally against violence against women marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Sofia, 25 November 2019. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

Lawyer Denitsa Ivanova, part of the NGO 'Deystvie' (Action), told BIRN the decision was "extremely disappointing". 

Rejecting name change request of transgender abuse of rights: Supreme Court

Turkey's Supreme Court has reversed a decision of a local court that rejected a transgender person's name change request for not having a sex-change operation, calling it a "violation of rights."

A man, identified by initials H.K., wanted to change his name to "D," as per the lawsuit

North Macedonia to Recognize Identity of Transgender People

Law changes submitted by the Justice Ministry, and approved by the government last night, aim to amend the Law on Birth Registry in North Macedonia, allowing transgender persons to more easily and without scrutiny change their gender identities.

The amendments that have yet to pass parliament for the first time note a distinction between sex characteristics and gender.

Austrian Received Papers Verifying That He Belongs To The Third Gender

The Austrian Alex Yirgen officially received papers verifying that he belongs to the third gender.

"For the first time in my life I feel recognized by the law," Alex said, pointing to the papers. He was born with atypical chromosomes. So far, there has been no room for the people who are neither men nor women, Yergen said.

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