Irish transgender rights law takes effect
An Irish law that allows transgender people to legally change their gender without medical intervention took effect on Tuesday.
The Gender Recognition Act 2015 took effect four days after Deputy Prime Minister Joan Burton, who is also Irelands minister for social protection, signed it.
The wait for legal recognition is finally over, said Broden Giambrone, chief executive of the Transgender Equality Network Ireland, an Irish trans advocacy group, in a statement after Burton signed the law. The practical and symbolic importance of being recognized in the eyes of the state cannot be underestimated. This is a turning point for trans rights in Ireland.
*reland is the fourth country to allow trans people to legally change their gender without surgery and other medical interventions.
The Colombian government in June announced trans people can legally change their name and gender on identification cards and other official documents without surgery.
Maltese lawmakers earlier this year approved a sweeping trans rights bill that allows people to legally change their gender without undergoing sex-reassignment surgery, hormone therapy or any other form of psychiatric, psychological or medical treatment. Argentina and Denmark have enacted similar laws."
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