With the change in the law, Swiss people over the age of 16 can change their gender registration and first name by notifying the authorities.
Switzerland simplify the change of gender in the population register, ie the legal sex, according to the news agency Reuters. The amendment to the Swiss Civil Code will apply from the beginning of 2022.
With the change in the law, all citizens over the age of 16 can change their legal gender and first name by notifying the population information authorities. Persons younger than this or for other reasons may change their gender with the consent of the trustee.
“The declaration can be made by anyone who is convinced that they do not belong to the gender of their current registration,” writes the Swiss Federal Council in the bulletin.
Over here Until then, the Swiss administrative districts, ie the cantons, have had different legal practices. Many cantons require a medical certificate to change their gender designation, and some also require proof of hormonal or surgical treatment.
In some jurisdictions, a change of first name requires proof that the person has previously used their new name as their unofficial nickname, Reuters reports.
Switzerland has been known in the past for its conservative attitude towards the rights of gender and sexual minorities in Western Europe.
Switzerland was one of the last countries in Western Europe to pass a gender-neutral marriage law and the right to adopt legally for same-sex couples over the past year. The revised Marriage Act will enter into force in stages during 2022.
Read more: Same-sex couples can get married in Switzerland starting next July
Population RegisterN gender labeling can also be changed in Europe, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal and Norway.
Denmark, Greece and France have also streamlined the process of legal gender reassignment by abandoning medical requirements, but require more and more administrative steps.
In Finland, a certificate of incapacity for reproduction and a psychiatric statement are required to correct the gender mark.
The government began preparing a new law last autumn and is working to bring the law into effect by the end of 2022.
According to the government’s program, the rights of transgender people will be strengthened as required by international human rights treaties and the constitution.
The working group set up to reform the translate has proposed removing the requirement for reproductive disability and separating the strengthening of legal sex from the medical process.
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