Entry #1309: Right to change legal gender in Switzerland

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RegionSwitzerland
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateJan 1, 2022
End Datenow
DescriptionChange of sex is legal though there are now specific laws concerning the matter. In 1993, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland stated that a change of sex should be "irreversible"; many judges interpreted it as the person had to go under surgery. In 2012, the Federal Department of Justice and Police via its Federal Office for Civil Registration released a statement about how transsexualism should be handled by cantonal Register offices. The FOCR stated that the Judges and Authorities should cease to oblige a person to go through forced sterilisation in order to have their sex change recognised. Furthermore, a person is granted to choose his or her gender according to his or her social gender and not anymore according to his or her biological gender.
SourcesFOCR Statement (in German, French, Italian): http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/content/dam/data/gesellschaft/eazw/dokumentation/praxis/praxis-2012-02-01-f.pdf Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland Statement (in German): http://www.transgender-network.ch/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/BGE-119-II-264.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Switzerland#cite_note-jurist.org-1


Revision History (2)

Revision by JuliaB. adding date

Old Value New Value (Current)
Start Date(NONE)Jan 1, 2022
SourcesFOCR Statement (in German, French, Italian): http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/content/dam/data/gesellschaft/eazw/dokumentation/praxis/praxis-2012-02-01-f.pdf

Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland Statement (in German):
http://www.transgender-network.ch/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/BGE-119-II-264.pdf
FOCR Statement (in German, French, Italian): http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/content/dam/data/gesellschaft/eazw/dokumentation/praxis/praxis-2012-02-01-f.pdf

Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland Statement (in German):
http://www.transgender-network.ch/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/BGE-119-II-264.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Switzerland#cite_note-jurist.org-1
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FOCR Statement (in German, French, Italian): http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/content/dam/data/gesellschaft/eazw/dokumentation/praxis/praxis-2012-02-01-f.pdf Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland Statement (in German): http://www.transgender-network.ch/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/BGE-119-II-264.pdf German): http://www.transgender-network.ch/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/BGE-119-II-264.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Switzerland#cite_note-jurist.org-1

Revision by Antinousosiris

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Reports (2)
  • Status is not correct "Surgery is no longer required to change gender"
  • Status is not correct "Does not require surgery."

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