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| Region | Slovakia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2023, the Ministry of Health made surgery a requirement again and repealed the short-lived policy that made surgery no longer required. In 2025, Slovakia's Parliament passed a Constitutional Amendment recognizing only 2 sexes which effectively bans recognition of Non Binary people. However, in its statement, the Ministry of Health said that the law will not change the situation for trans people. |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov.sk/aktualne-temy/novela-ustavy-historicka-sanca-pre-slovensko/ https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-surgery-once-again-a-condition-for-gender-change/a-67961893 |
Revision History (2)
edited by mineszilla. fixing this entry
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| Start Date | Nov 1, 2025 | Nov 21, 2023 |
| End Date | 2025 | (none) |
| Description | Slovakia's Parliament passed a Constitutional Amendment recognizing only 2 sexes which effectively bans recognition of Non Binary people. However, in its statement, the Ministry of Health said that the law will not change the situation for trans people. | In 2023, the Ministry of Health made surgery a requirement again and repealed the short-lived policy that made surgery no longer required. In 2025, Slovakia's Parliament passed a Constitutional Amendment recognizing only 2 sexes which effectively bans recognition of Non Binary people. However, in its statement, the Ministry of Health said that the law will not change the situation for trans people. |
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| Sources | https://www.justice.gov.sk/aktualne-temy/novela-ustavy-historicka-sanca-pre-slovensko/ | https://www.justice.gov.sk/aktualne-temy/novela-ustavy-historicka-sanca-pre-slovensko/ https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-surgery-once-again-a-condition-for-gender-change/a-67961893 |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Nov 1, 2025 |
| End Date | 2025 |
| Description | Slovakia's Parliament passed a Constitutional Amendment recognizing only 2 sexes which effectively bans recognition of Non Binary people. However, in its statement, the Ministry of Health said that the law will not change the situation for trans people. |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov.sk/aktualne-temy/novela-ustavy-historicka-sanca-pre-slovensko/ |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "This should be "Legal, but requires medical diagnosis"
because SURGERY was since 21 of November as appears in web:
"The minister's decision was a purely political one: She explained in a media statement on November 21 that the guideline would be revoked "in the interest of the stability of the government coalition." https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-surgery-once-again-a-condition-for-gender-change/a-67961893
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- Duplicate entry "https://www.justice.gov.sk/aktualne-temy/novela-ustavy-historicka-sanca-pre-slovensko/
(Delete this entry)"