Entry #11228: Right to change legal gender in Hungary

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Region	Hungary
Issue	Right to change legal gender
Status	Illegal
Start Date	May 28, 2020
End Date	(none)
Description	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender. On January 31st 2023, the Constitutional Court of Hungary issued a ruling that will continue to block new applications from transgender people for legal gender recognition.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/21/hungary-ends-legal-recognition-transgender-and-intersex-people https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/09/hungary-court-closes-door-transgender-legal-recognition https://www.alkotmanybirosag.hu/uploads/2023/02/sz_iii_2644_2022.pdf

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Revision History (12)

Feb 9, 2024

edited by Notdog1996. Removing irrelevant information. Right to change legal gender specifically refers to documents. Anti discrimination bills are irrelevant here.

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	Illegal
End Date	Jan 1, 2021	(none)
Description	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation. Someone has changed the status to illegal despite the legislation still in place	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender. On January 31st 2023, the Constitutional Court of Hungary issued a ruling that will continue to block new applications from transgender people for legal gender recognition.
Description	Show Difference On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation. Someone has changed the status to illegal despite the legislation still in place gender. On January 31st 2023, the Constitutional Court of Hungary issued a ruling that will continue to block new applications from transgender people for legal gender recognition.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/21/hungary-ends-legal-recognition-transgender-and-intersex-people	https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/21/hungary-ends-legal-recognition-transgender-and-intersex-people https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/09/hungary-court-closes-door-transgender-legal-recognition https://www.alkotmanybirosag.hu/uploads/2023/02/sz_iii_2644_2022.pdf
Sources	Show Difference https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/21/hungary-ends-legal-recognition-transgender-and-intersex-people https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/21/hungary-ends-legal-recognition-transgender-and-intersex-people https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/09/hungary-court-closes-door-transgender-legal-recognition https://www.alkotmanybirosag.hu/uploads/2023/02/sz_iii_2644_2022.pdf

Aug 9, 2023

edited by Andrei. Now is good

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	(none)	Jan 1, 2021

Reports (1)
Status is not correct "Doesn't matter that there are anti-discrimination laws. You can't change legal gender"
Aug 28, 2023

Jul 17, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. Someone has changed the status to illegal despite the legislation still in place

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation. Someone has changed the status to illegal despite the legislation still in place
Description	Show Difference On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation legislation. Someone has changed the status to illegal despite the legislation still in place

Reports (3)
Duplicate entry 
Jul 23, 2023
Newer law has been passed "A troll or an uninformed person has repeatedly been setting this to ambiguous while it is clearly illegal."
Jul 22, 2023
Newer law has been passed "Someone please ban this troll.  Fidesz has clearly banned gender change in Hungary"
Jul 22, 2023

Jul 14, 2023

edited by Notdog1996. It is not ambiguous.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Jul 3, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. This law is still activr,

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Jul 3, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. This law is still activr,

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Jan 31, 2023	(none)
Description	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, It is illegal in Hungary to be discriminated for your gender identity and there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation
Description	Show Difference On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, It is illegal in Hungary to be discriminated for your gender identity and there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders such as anti discrimination legislation

Mar 9, 2023

edited by Markissik. Due to new entry

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End Date	(none)	Jan 31, 2023

Jan 20, 2023

edited by JohnQuebec98. In Hungary, there is legislation in place that recognises Trans Identity despite gender change being illegal

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, It is illegal in Hungary to be discriminated for your gender identity	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, It is illegal in Hungary to be discriminated for your gender identity and there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders
Description	Show Difference On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, It is illegal in Hungary to be discriminated for your gender identity and there is other pieces of legislation that de facto recognise transgenders

Reports (4)
Status is not correct "On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender. While it is technically illegal to discriminate against people based on gender identity that law is rarely, if ever taken seriously.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/21/hungary-ends-legal-recognition-transgender-and-intersex-people"
Mar 7, 2023
Status is not correct "Status is illegal. Curently there's a law in Hungary that prohibits intersex and transgender people from changing their gender on documents and by this banning medical tradition "
Mar 7, 2023
Status is not correct "Changing the gender in official papers is prohibited as per the constitution. (I think since 2020)"
Feb 22, 2023
Status is not correct "Legal gender recognition is clearly banned, trans and intersex people cannot change their name and gender marker in official documents since 2020. The fact that they are protected against dismissal, refusal of services, violence etc. does not change this."
Jan 23, 2023

Jan 19, 2023

edited by Notdog1996. It is not ambiguous. It is just plainly illegal.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Jan 18, 2023

edited by JohnQuebec98. Many trusted sources such as Ilga claims gender discrimination is illegal in hungary

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender.	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender, However, It is illegal in Hungary to be discriminated for your gender identity
Description	Show Difference On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender. gender, However, It is illegal in Hungary to be discriminated for your gender identity

Oct 21, 2021

edited by beeurd

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Start Date	(unknown)	May 28, 2020
Description	Hungary’s parliament this week passed a law making it impossible for transgender or intersex people to legally change their gender.	On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender.
Description	Show Difference Hungary’s parliament this week passed a law making it impossible for transgender or intersex people to legally change their gender. On International Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 Hungary's parliament submitted a bill to amend the definition of sex to match sex at birth, making it impossible for individuals to change their legal gender.

Aug 10, 2021

created by DuffdeNecker

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	Original entry
Status	Illegal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Hungary’s parliament this week passed a law making it impossible for transgender or intersex people to legally change their gender.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/21/hungary-ends-legal-recognition-transgender-and-intersex-people