Current Version
| Region | Spain |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jul 2, 1987 |
| End Date | Nov 8, 2006 |
| Description | The Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo) issued a landmark ruling (STS of July 2, 1987) that overturned previous lower court denials and established jurisprudence allowing for the rectification of the sex entry in the Civil Registry. However, this judicial path was strictly conditioned on the applicant having undergone "irreversible physical changes," which courts interpreted as a mandatory requirement for gender reassignment surgery to align the body with the requested gender marker. |
| Sources | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328637486_Transexualidad_cambio_de_sexo_y_derecho_a_contraer_matrimonio https://vlex.es/vid/77042810 https://www.ajfv.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LEX-CRIMINALIS-SEPTIEMBRE-23.pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Jul 2, 1987 |
| End Date | Nov 8, 2006 |
| Description | The Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo) issued a landmark ruling (STS of July 2, 1987) that overturned previous lower court denials and established jurisprudence allowing for the rectification of the sex entry in the Civil Registry. However, this judicial path was strictly conditioned on the applicant having undergone "irreversible physical changes," which courts interpreted as a mandatory requirement for gender reassignment surgery to align the body with the requested gender marker. |
| Sources | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328637486_Transexualidad_cambio_de_sexo_y_derecho_a_contraer_matrimonio https://vlex.es/vid/77042810 https://www.ajfv.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LEX-CRIMINALIS-SEPTIEMBRE-23.pdf |