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| [[Recognition (Austria)|Austria]] | | [[Recognition (Austria)|Austria]] | ||
| style="background-color:#9FF;" | The first passport with an "X" as a gender marker was issued on May 14, 2019 to the [[intersex]] activist [[Alex Jürgen]], thanks to the country's constitutional court, who ruled that citizens have the right to have their gender identity accurately represented in their official documents.<ref name="pinknews_austria">[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/14/austria-third-gender-option-documents/ Austria recognises third gender option in official documents] — PinkNews.co.uk</ref> | | style="background-color:#9FF;" | The first passport with an "X" as a gender marker was issued on May 14, 2019 to the [[intersex]] activist [[Alex Jürgen]], thanks to the country's constitutional court, who ruled that citizens have the right to have their gender identity accurately represented in their official documents.<ref name="pinknews_austria">[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/14/austria-third-gender-option-documents/ Austria recognises third gender option in official documents] — PinkNews.co.uk</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;" | Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition.<ref name="tre_map">Europe Map & Index 2017." ''Transgender Europe''. http://tgeu.org/trans-rights-map-2017/</ref> As for the civil registry, the term "divers" can be used as long as the person can provide a document certifying their [[ | | style="background-color:#ffb;" | Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition.<ref name="tre_map">Europe Map & Index 2017." ''Transgender Europe''. http://tgeu.org/trans-rights-map-2017/</ref> As for the civil registry, the term "divers" can be used as long as the person can provide a document certifying their [[intersex]] status.<ref name="pinknews_austria"/> | ||
| style="background-color:#FFB;" | It is possible to change to an ambiguous name. However, there are high fees for a name change unless one can prove to have a reason that is approved by the state. A name that doesn't correspond to the legal gender can also be chosen, but only as a second or third name - the name that is listed first has to correspond to the legal gender or be ambiguous.<ref>"Vornamensänderung." TransX. http://www.transx.at/Pub/Recht_Vornamen.php</ref> | | style="background-color:#FFB;" | It is possible to change to an ambiguous name. However, there are high fees for a name change unless one can prove to have a reason that is approved by the state. A name that doesn't correspond to the legal gender can also be chosen, but only as a second or third name - the name that is listed first has to correspond to the legal gender or be ambiguous.<ref>"Vornamensänderung." TransX. http://www.transx.at/Pub/Recht_Vornamen.php</ref> | ||
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| [[Recognition (Denmark)|Denmark]] | | [[Recognition (Denmark)|Denmark]] | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;" | Denmark allows people to get passports with the gender marker X.<ref>"Denmark: X in Passports and New Trans Law Works." Transgender Europe. September 12, 2014. http://tgeu.org/denmark-x-in-passports-and-new-trans-law-work/</ref> | | style="background-color:#9ff;" | Denmark allows people to get passports with the gender marker X.<ref>"Denmark: X in Passports and New Trans Law Works." Transgender Europe. September 12, 2014. http://tgeu.org/denmark-x-in-passports-and-new-trans-law-work/</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;" | Since 2014, no longer requires sterilization, gender identity disorder diagnosis, or ending a marriage in order to change legal sex.<ref>"Denmark becomes Europe’s leading country on legal gender recognition | The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights" . Lgbt-ep.eu. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2015-04-10. http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/press-releases/denmark-becomes-europes-leading-country-on-legal-gender-recognition/</ref> Requires applicants to be over 18, and to wait six months after applying before legal sex change takes effect.<ref> | | style="background-color:#ffb;" | Since 2014, no longer requires sterilization, gender identity disorder diagnosis, or ending a marriage in order to change legal sex.<ref>"Denmark becomes Europe’s leading country on legal gender recognition | The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights" . Lgbt-ep.eu. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2015-04-10. http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/press-releases/denmark-becomes-europes-leading-country-on-legal-gender-recognition/</ref> Requires applicants to be over 18, and to wait six months after applying before legal sex change takes effect.<ref>{{cite web|title=World must follow Denmark's example after landmark transgender law.| website=Amnesty International |date=12 June 2014 |url=http://amnesty.org/en/en/news/denmark-transgender-law-2014-06-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140704235720/http://amnesty.org/en/en/news/denmark-transgender-law-2014-06-12 |archive-date=4 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;" | Danish law includes protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.<ref> | | style="background-color:#9ff;" | Danish law includes protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.<ref name="SSH-worldsurvey">{{cite web|url=https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |title= State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws: Criminalisation, protection and recognition of same-sex love |last1=Itaborahy |first1=Lucas Paoli |last2=Zhu |first2=Jingshu}}</ref><ref>[http://www.non-discrimination.net/content/main-legislation-17 Main legislation]</ref> Danish law includes hate crimes legislation, which adds extra penalties for crimes committed against people because of their sexuality and for their gender identity or form of gender expression.<ref name="SSH-worldsurvey" /> | ||
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| [[Recognition (Estonia)|Estonia]] | | [[Recognition (Estonia)|Estonia]] | ||
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| [[Recognition (Switzerland)|Switzerland]] | | [[Recognition (Switzerland)|Switzerland]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#f99;" | Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition.<ref name="tre_map" /> However, a process to allow a legal gender changes without medical intervention in under public consultation.<ref>[https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-70852.html Transgender individuals should be able to change their official gender and first name without red tape], Swiss Government (2018)</ref> A proposal to add a third "X" gender marker is also under discussion.<ref> | | style="background-color:#f99;" | Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition.<ref name="tre_map" /> However, a process to allow a legal gender changes without medical intervention in under public consultation.<ref>[https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-70852.html Transgender individuals should be able to change their official gender and first name without red tape], Swiss Government (2018)</ref> A proposal to add a third "X" gender marker is also under discussion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://360.ch/suisse/45258-le-debat-sur-le-3e-sexe-est-lance/ |title=Le débat sur le 3e sexe est lancé |website= 360º |date=2018 |language=fr}}</ref> | ||
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