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| Region | Hungary |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Despite no concrete laws targeting gender affirming care, due to other anti-LGBT laws, the limited availability of gender affirming care for minors, a complete ban on surgeries for minors and generally conservative attitudes it is restricted for minors. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/09/hungary-court-closes-door-transgender-legal-recognition https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgery https://hungarytoday.hu/child-protection-referendum-hungary-gender-reassignment-surgery-orban-government-ad/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by fem_enby_queen_07769. This entry did not reflect the current nature of getting gender affirming care as a minor in Hungary..
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| Value | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | 1996 | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Description | In 1996, Hungary adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | Despite no concrete laws targeting gender affirming care, due to other anti-LGBT laws, the limited availability of gender affirming care for minors, a complete ban on surgeries for minors and generally conservative attitudes it is restricted for minors. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest | https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/09/hungary-court-closes-door-transgender-legal-recognition https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgery https://hungarytoday.hu/child-protection-referendum-hungary-gender-reassignment-surgery-orban-government-ad/ |
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| Value | Restricted | Legal |
| Start Date | May 28, 2020 | 1996 |
| Description | Although gender affirming care is still legal in Hungary, it has been really hard to access since 2020 | In 1996, Hungary adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/hungary-lgbti | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |
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created by Samuel_NOT_Samuele
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | May 28, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Although gender affirming care is still legal in Hungary, it has been really hard to access since 2020 |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/hungary-lgbti |