Entry #11234: Legal recognition of non-binary gender in France

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RegionFrance
IssueLegal recognition of non-binary gender
StatusNot legally recognized
Start DateMar 2016
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DescriptionNon-binary gender is not available. In 2023, the European Court of Human Rights decided in the judgment "Y. v. France" (2023) on the legal recognition of the gender of an intersex person. Specifically, on the case of a person who had been refused by French authorities the possibility to modify their gender marker to reflect the term "neutral" or "intersex". The ECHR rejected that such a decision was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, stating that, given the relevance of such a change to the otherwise binary French legal system, it was for the French state itself to reform its legislation beforehand. However, it acknowledged that future developments in Council of Europe member states could change its interpretation.

A court ruled in August 2015 that an intersex plaintiff who was designated male at birth, could use the term “neutral gender” on personal official documents. This decision was overturned by a French appeals court.
Sourceshttps://database.ilga.org/france-lgbti
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender
https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html

https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_recognition


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DescriptionA court ruled in August 2015 that an intersex plaintiff who was designated male at birth, could use the term “neutral gender” on personal official documents.
But “it would require recognising, in the guise of a simple rectification of his personal records, the existence of another sexual category.”
Non-binary gender is not available. In 2023, the European Court of Human Rights decided in the judgment "Y. v. France" (2023) on the legal recognition of the gender of an intersex person. Specifically, on the case of a person who had been refused by French authorities the possibility to modify their gender marker to reflect the term "neutral" or "intersex". The ECHR rejected that such a decision was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, stating that, given the relevance of such a change to the otherwise binary French legal system, it was for the French state itself to reform its legislation beforehand. However, it acknowledged that future developments in Council of Europe member states could change its interpretation.

A court ruled in August 2015 that an intersex plaintiff who was designated male at birth, could use the term “neutral gender” on personal official documents. This decision was overturned by a French appeals court.
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A court ruled in August 2015 that an intersex plaintiff who was designated male at birth, could use the term “neutral gender” on personal official documents. But “it would require recognising, in the guise of a simple rectification of his personal records, the existence of another sexual category.” Non-binary gender is not available. In 2023, the European Court of Human Rights decided in the judgment "Y. v. France" (2023) on the legal recognition of the gender of an intersex person. Specifically, on the case of a person who had been refused by French authorities the possibility to modify their gender marker to reflect the term "neutral" or "intersex". The ECHR rejected that such a decision was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, stating that, given the relevance of such a change to the otherwise binary French legal system, it was for the French state itself to reform its legislation beforehand. However, it acknowledged that future developments in Council of Europe member states could change its interpretation. A court ruled in August 2015 that an intersex plaintiff who was designated male at birth, could use the term “neutral gender” on personal official documents. This decision was overturned by a French appeals court.
Sourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender

https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html

https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_recognition
https://database.ilga.org/france-lgbti
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender
https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html

https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_recognition
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_recognition https://database.ilga.org/france-lgbti https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_recognition

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ValueNot legally recognized(REMOVED)
Special Status(REMOVED)Ambiguous
Start DateMar 2016Aug 2015
DescriptionThe Orleans appeals court overturned the previous decision of the lower court. A court ruled in August 2015 that an intersex plaintiff who was designated male at birth, could use the term “neutral gender” on personal official documents.
But “it would require recognising, in the guise of a simple rectification of his personal records, the existence of another sexual category.”
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The Orleans appeals court overturned the previous decision of the lower court. A court ruled in August 2015 that an intersex plaintiff who was designated male at birth, could use the term “neutral gender” on personal official documents. But “it would require recognising, in the guise of a simple rectification of his personal records, the existence of another sexual category.”
Sourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-genderhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender

https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html

https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_recognition
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_recognition

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DescriptionIn 2015 a court in Tours ruled in favour of an intersex plaintiff who sought to have a third gender legally recognised. However, in 2016 the Orleans appeals court overturned the decision. The Orleans appeals court overturned the previous decision of the lower court.
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In 2015 a court in Tours ruled in favour of an intersex plaintiff who sought to have a third gender legally recognised. However, in 2016 the Orleans appeals court overturned the decision. The Orleans appeals court overturned the previous decision of the lower court.
Sourceshttps://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender
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https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender
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StatusNot legally recognized
Start Date(unknown)
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DescriptionIn 2015 a court in Tours ruled in favour of an intersex plaintiff who sought to have a third gender legally recognised. However, in 2016 the Orleans appeals court overturned the decision.
Sourceshttps://slate.com/human-interest/2015/10/frances-new-third-gender-is-just-as-narrow-as-the-first-two.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/23/french-appeals-court-refuses-to-recognise-third-gender