Entry #2802: Right to change legal gender in Bulgaria

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RegionBulgaria
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateOct 16, 2009
End DateFeb 21, 2023
DescriptionIn 2009, the Bulgarian Identity Documents Act was amended to provide for a possibility of "changing sex" in identification documents but did not provide any requirements specified nor who could issue such documents. However, in practice, sterilisation and surgery were often required.
Sourceshttps://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf
https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/
https://www.kvlaw.bg/documents/f/en/07_bulgarian_personal_documents_act.pdf


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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more information.

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Start Date(unknown)Oct 16, 2009
DescriptionBefore the 2023 supreme court ruling sterilisation was required to change legal gender.In 2009, the Bulgarian Identity Documents Act was amended to provide for a possibility of "changing sex" in identification documents but did not provide any requirements specified nor who could issue such documents. However, in practice, sterilisation and surgery were often required.
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Before the 2023 supreme court ruling sterilisation was required to change legal gender. In 2009, the Bulgarian Identity Documents Act was amended to provide for a possibility of "changing sex" in identification documents but did not provide any requirements specified nor who could issue such documents. However, in practice, sterilisation and surgery were often required.
Sourceshttps://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf
https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/
https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf
https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/
https://www.kvlaw.bg/documents/f/en/07_bulgarian_personal_documents_act.pdf
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https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/ https://www.kvlaw.bg/documents/f/en/07_bulgarian_personal_documents_act.pdf

edited by jadeywadey. improved description and added source

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DescriptionRequires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on documents.Before the 2023 supreme court ruling sterilisation was required to change legal gender.
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Requires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on documents. Before the 2023 supreme court ruling sterilisation was required to change legal gender.
Sourceshttps://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdfhttps://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf
https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/
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https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/02/21/bulgaria-high-court-ruling-bans-legal-change-of-gender/

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End Date(none)Feb 21, 2023
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  • Sources are invalid or broken "Link gives 404 not found https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf"

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Value(REMOVED)Legal, but requires surgery
Special StatusAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
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  • Newer law has been passed "https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/"
  • Newer law has been passed "https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-bans-gender-reassignment-surgery/"
  • Status is not correct "The law just changed in feb 2023. Now is illegal"
  • Newer law has been passed "On February 21st, Bulgaria outlawed gender changes."
  • Status is not correct "not legal since 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Bulgaria"

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ValueLegal, but requires surgery(REMOVED)
Special StatusLegal, but requires surgeryAmbiguous

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DescriptionRequires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU. Changes pending.Requires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Requires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on documents.

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DescriptionRequires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU.Requires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU. Changes pending.
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Requires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU. Changes pending.

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Start DateMar 25, 2015(unknown)
SourcesNohttps://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf

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DescriptionRequires sterilization.Requires sterilization. Ruled not legal by EU.

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery

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Start Date(unknown)Mar 25, 2015

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DescriptionNoRequires sterilization.

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StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo
SourcesNo