Open AccessChanging the Biological Sex in Spain: Advantages and Disadvantages of the New Legislation
Author(s) -
I. A. Trofimets
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ûridičeskaâ nauka i praktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2542-0410
DOI - 10.25205/2542-0410-2021-17-4-61-66
Subject(s) - legislation , legislature , jurisdiction , intervention (counseling) , political science , attribution , identity (music) , law , psychology , social psychology , physics , psychiatry , acoustics
The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the legal procedure for change of gender in Spain. Changing the biological sex of a person has become a common legal practice in some countries. However, the legislative solution is different. In Spain, the following approach is used: gender transformation is based on the social identity of the individual and is possible without therapeutic or surgical intervention. Currently, the judicial procedure for confirming the change of biological sex by a person remains in place, but the issue of amending the current legislation and introducing administrative regulations for this legal fact with attribution to the jurisdiction of civil registration authorities is being considered.