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Sex and name changes almost double in five years
06/06/2017
Sex and name changes on the civil register have almost doubled over the past five years, with most cases relating to men who identify as female and with a higher than average rate amongst the under-30s.
According to the latest government figures 280 Spaniards changed their sex and their name in 2012 compared with 459 who did so in 2016.
Since March 2007, when the law on gender identity was passed, any citizen of legal age can change their entry in the civil registry relating to their sex if this does not correspond to their true gender identity, without having to undergo gender reassignment surgery as previous laws stipulated. The law also allows a name change so that records reflect the assigned gender.
Between 2012 and 2016 a total of 1,676 Spaniards have altered their civil registry records - 996 of them were men who identified as women, with the remaining 680 cases relating to people who were originally recorded as female.
Socialist MP Antonio Hurtado today described this latest data as "significant" and said that it showed that the transgender issue was "being accepted" by society. He added that people with a sexual identity that differs from that assigned to them at birth were taking "a step forward". And this without the necessity to undergo gender reassignment surgery, but simply with a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and a certificate ruling out personality disorders.
Although the current statutes regarding sex assignment on the civil registry don't make provision for minors, a number of separate legal rulings have allowed changes to be made. In fact, according to information provided by the Government, 60 minors between 0 and 17 years of age have changed their sex and name on the civil registry between 2012 and 2016 (44 of them were originally recorded as male), which suggests that "their own parents are involved in solving their children's issues", claimed Hurtado.
In general, sex and name changes are more common amongst 18 to 30 year olds (54% of all cases in Spain) and of particular note is the number of women becoming men in this age bracket - 67% of the total. When the sex originally assigned is male, there are more gender transition requests amongst the under-30s, although the figures are very even for those between 31 and 50 years of age. In contrast, transitions in the over 50s are very rare (6.9% of men, 2.3% of women).
Photo: 23-year-old Ángela Ponce, Miss Cádiz 2015, the first transsexual woman to represent a province in the Miss World Spain pageant.
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Sex and name changes on the civil register have almost doubled over the past five years, with most cases relating to men who identify as female and with a higher than average rate amongst the under-30s.
According to the latest government figures 280 Spaniards changed their sex and their name in 2012 compared with 459 who did so in 2016.
Since March 2007, when the law on gender identity was passed, any citizen of legal age can change their entry in the civil registry relating to their sex if this does not correspond to their true gender identity, without having to undergo gender reassignment surgery as previous laws stipulated. The law also allows a name change so that records reflect the assigned gender.
Between 2012 and 2016 a total of 1,676 Spaniards have altered their civil registry records - 996 of them were men who identified as women, with the remaining 680 cases relating to people who were originally recorded as female.
Socialist MP Antonio Hurtado today described this latest data as "significant" and said that it showed that the transgender issue was "being accepted" by society. He added that people with a sexual identity that differs from that assigned to them at birth were taking "a step forward". And this without the necessity to undergo gender reassignment surgery, but simply with a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and a certificate ruling out personality disorders.
Although the current statutes regarding sex assignment on the civil registry don't make provision for minors, a number of separate legal rulings have allowed changes to be made. In fact, according to information provided by the Government, 60 minors between 0 and 17 years of age have changed their sex and name on the civil registry between 2012 and 2016 (44 of them were originally recorded as male), which suggests that "their own parents are involved in solving their children's issues", claimed Hurtado.
In general, sex and name changes are more common amongst 18 to 30 year olds (54% of all cases in Spain) and of particular note is the number of women becoming men in this age bracket - 67% of the total. When the sex originally assigned is male, there are more gender transition requests amongst the under-30s, although the figures are very even for those between 31 and 50 years of age. In contrast, transitions in the over 50s are very rare (6.9% of men, 2.3% of women).
Photo: 23-year-old Ángela Ponce, Miss Cádiz 2015, the first transsexual woman to represent a province in the Miss World Spain pageant.
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