Entry #11760: Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Italy

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Region	Italy
Issue	Legal recognition of non-binary gender
Status	Not legally recognized
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	Jun 18, 2024
Description	Italy does not yet legally recognize non-binary identities. However, a breaking decision on March 7, 2022, had the Italian court rule in favor of a non-binary person to have their gender recognized. They are currently the only example of this recognition.
Sources	https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/24/italy-court-rome-non-binary-gender-identity/

Revision History (9)

Sep 9, 2024

edited by raffaeleclb. Ruling 143/2024 of the Italian constitutional court published on 18/06/2024 stated that a third gender is not permissible for non-binary people.

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End Date	(none)	Jun 18, 2024

Feb 9, 2024

edited by Notdog1996. Keep the banter out of the entries

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Description	Italy does not constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. Yes a family has been recognised but it's not national. Also in the constitution it is not recognised. Moreover it's only 1 family recognised by 1 court.	Italy does not yet legally recognize non-binary identities. However, a breaking decision on March 7, 2022, had the Italian court rule in favor of a non-binary person to have their gender recognized. They are currently the only example of this recognition.
Description	Show Difference Italy does not constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. Yes a family has been recognised but it's not national. Also in the constitution it is not recognised. Moreover it's only 1 family recognised by 1 court. yet legally recognize non-binary identities. However, a breaking decision on March 7, 2022, had the Italian court rule in favor of a non-binary person to have their gender recognized. They are currently the only example of this recognition.

Aug 28, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct.

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Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	N/A	Not legally recognized
Description	Italy does not constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. A family have been recognised but it's not national.	Italy does not constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. Yes a family has been recognised but it's not national. Also in the constitution it is not recognised. Moreover it's only 1 family recognised by 1 court.
Description	Show Difference Italy does not constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. A family have been recognised but it's not national. Yes a family has been recognised but it's not national. Also in the constitution it is not recognised. Moreover it's only 1 family recognised by 1 court.

Aug 28, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	N/A

Aug 22, 2023

edited by Vito12. Making this change because it is not correct

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Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Description	Italy does not yet legally recognise a 3rd gender however a person has been recognised but legally it's not recognised by all courts.	Italy does not constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. A family have been recognised but it's not national.
Description	Show Difference Italy does not yet legally recognise a 3rd gender however a person has been recognised but legally it's not recognised by all courts. constitutionally recognise the 3rd gender. A family have been recognised but it's not national.

Aug 21, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous
Description	Italy does not yet legally recognise a 3rd gender however a person has been recognised but legally it's not recognised by all courts. Non binary gender options missing	Italy does not yet legally recognise a 3rd gender however a person has been recognised but legally it's not recognised by all courts.
Description	Show Difference Italy does not yet legally recognise a 3rd gender however a person has been recognised but legally it's not recognised by all courts. Non binary gender options missing courts.

Aug 2, 2023

edited by Vito12. Changing this because it was wrong

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Value	(REMOVED)	Not legally recognized
Special Status	Ambiguous	Not legally recognized
Description	Italy does not yet legally recognize non-binary identities. However, a breaking decision on March 7, 2022, had the Italian court rule in favor of a non-binary person to have their gender recognized. They are currently the only example of this recognition.	Italy does not yet legally recognise a 3rd gender however a person has been recognised but legally it's not recognised by all courts. Non binary gender options missing
Description	Show Difference Italy does not yet legally recognize non-binary identities. However, a breaking decision on March 7, 2022, had the Italian court rule in favor of a non-binary person to have their gender recognized. They are currently the only example of this recognition. recognise a 3rd gender however a person has been recognised but legally it's not recognised by all courts. Non binary gender options missing

Aug 2, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Not legally recognized	(REMOVED)
Special Status	Not legally recognized	Ambiguous

Sep 10, 2022

created by Notdog1996

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	Original entry
Status	Not legally recognized
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Italy does not yet legally recognize non-binary identities. However, a breaking decision on March 7, 2022, had the Italian court rule in favor of a non-binary person to have their gender recognized. They are currently the only example of this recognition.
Sources	https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/03/24/italy-court-rome-non-binary-gender-identity/