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| Region | Italy |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Jul 23, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | A Supreme Court decision overruled the surgery requirement to change one's legal gender. On 15 February 2023, a Court in Trento ruled transgender minors could have their legal gender changed on documents as long as their parents consent and a psychologist has been consulted on the matter. |
| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/italy-becomes-fifth-country-in-the-world-to-allow-trans-people-to-change-gender-without-a-doctor/#gs.8VAl=DE http://www.west-info.eu/it/si-della-cassazione-al-cambio-di-sesso-allanagrafe-anche-senza-operazione/corte-di-cassazione-sentenza-n-15138-2015-2/ https://www.orizzontescuola.it/via-libera-al-cambio-di-genere-sui-documenti-a-16-anni-storica-sentenza-del-tribunale-di-trento/?amp |
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edited by Notdog1996. Adding new info in the description + source
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| Description | A Supreme Court decision overruled the surgery requirement to change one's legal gender. | A Supreme Court decision overruled the surgery requirement to change one's legal gender. On 15 February 2023, a Court in Trento ruled transgender minors could have their legal gender changed on documents as long as their parents consent and a psychologist has been consulted on the matter. |
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| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/italy-becomes-fifth-country-in-the-world-to-allow-trans-people-to-change-gender-without-a-doctor/#gs.8VAl=DE http://www.west-info.eu/it/si-della-cassazione-al-cambio-di-sesso-allanagrafe-anche-senza-operazione/corte-di-cassazione-sentenza-n-15138-2015-2/ | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/italy-becomes-fifth-country-in-the-world-to-allow-trans-people-to-change-gender-without-a-doctor/#gs.8VAl=DE http://www.west-info.eu/it/si-della-cassazione-al-cambio-di-sesso-allanagrafe-anche-senza-operazione/corte-di-cassazione-sentenza-n-15138-2015-2/ https://www.orizzontescuola.it/via-libera-al-cambio-di-genere-sui-documenti-a-16-anni-storica-sentenza-del-tribunale-di-trento/?amp |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jul 23, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | A Supreme Court decision overruled the surgery requirement to change one's legal gender. |
| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/italy-becomes-fifth-country-in-the-world-to-allow-trans-people-to-change-gender-without-a-doctor/#gs.8VAl=DE http://www.west-info.eu/it/si-della-cassazione-al-cambio-di-sesso-allanagrafe-anche-senza-operazione/corte-di-cassazione-sentenza-n-15138-2015-2/ |
Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "Italy is not a common law country and the supreme court cannot overrule anything"