Hungary ends legal gender recognition for transgender people

2020 Hungary legal gender recognition Restrictive Enacted Legislation

On 19 May 2020, the Hungarian Parliament passed an amendment to the Civil Registration Procedure Act, replacing the term 'gender' with 'birth-sex' for registration purposes. This prevents transgender people from legally changing their gender and name in the national registry, effectively ending legal gender recognition for them. The amendment discriminates against transgender individuals and violates constitutional and international human rights standards.

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