Transgender in Ireland: What are the laws around changing your gender?
The government is considering proposals to allow children aged 16 and 17 to self-declare their gender.
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The government is considering proposals to allow children aged 16 and 17 to self-declare their gender.
FLAC has also recommended that there should be recognition for intersex and non-binary gender identities, writes Eilis Barry.
The amendments allow people under 16 to receive gender recognition with parental consent.
Ireland today became the fourth country to pass a law of this kind.
Jillian van Turnhout wants them to be given recognition on an interim basis.
Married trans people will also not be required to get a divorce, to have their gender recognised.
Ireland proposes making trans people in existing marriages divorce as a pre-condition for recognition in their new gender.
However, a court order will be required, as well as certification from a doctor that the applicant is mature enough.