EU Court of Justice: Gender identity cannot depend on proof of surgical operation

São Paulo state deputy Guto Zacarias (União Brasil) requested that the MP-SP (Public Prosecutor's Office of São Paulo) file an ADI (Direct Action of Unconstitutionality) against the rule that establishes quotas for trans people at Unicamp (State University of Campinas). According to him, the measure creates “reverse discrimination”. Here is the full text (PDF – 127kb). The quota was approved by the Unicamp University Council unanimously on Tuesd…

Alejandro Ávila Veracruz, Ver.- Vianey Jeffrey, president of the Association «Trans Inclusion Movement», welcomed the approval in the Veracruz Congress of the Reform of the Civil Code so that the self-perceived gender identity is recognized, considering that it is a significant advance for the recognition of the rights of trans people in [...]

EU Court of Justice: Gender identity cannot depend on proof of surgical operation

Correction of data on gender identity cannot depend on proof of surgical operation. This is stated in the judgment of the EU Court of Justice in case C-247/23. In 2014, V.P., an Iranian national, obtained refugee status in Hungary, citing his trans identity and presenting medical certificates drawn up by specialists in psychiatry and gynaecology. […]