Bill to legally recognize the gender identity of trans people

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1. The bill would recognize the right to freely declared gender identity, with no medical or psychological diagnosis required, and would regulate changing the sex entry in the Civil Registry through a simple declaration by the person concerned.
2. It would let people over 16 apply for the change themselves; those aged 12 to 16 could apply themselves with their consent or through their legal representatives; and representatives of children under 12 could apply with the child's express agreement.
3. The sex entry on official documents could be man, woman, non-binary or left blank at the person's request, and the procedures to update documents would be free of charge.
4. It would add specific health care for trans people to the public health system's common benefits catalog, ban conversion therapies, and guarantee hormone treatments, surgery and preservation of gonadal tissue and reproductive cells.
5. It would add education, employment and sports measures: respect for trans students' chosen name and identity, a quota of public job openings for trans people, bonuses for hiring them, and sports participation according to registered sex, with no sex verification tests.
6. It would repeal Law 3/2007 and apply the new rules to applications already in process, plus create a subsidy for trans people over 65 without enough income.

Who it affects

• Spanish nationals who are trans and over 16: Could change their sex and name in the Civil Registry by simple declaration, with no medical reports.
• Trans minors: Could be treated according to their gender identity in education and health care, and request the change depending on their age.
• Foreign and stateless trans people in Spain: Could have their Spanish documents updated to match their gender identity, regardless of their administrative status.
• Companies and public administrations: Would get incentives and obligations to hire trans people and respect their rights.
• Trans people in detention or custody centers: Could request treatment according to their gender identity to protect their physical and moral integrity.

Words worth knowing

Rectificación registral (registry correction)

Changing the sex and name data recorded in the Civil Registry, Spain's official record of civil status.

Disforia de género (gender dysphoria)

Distress caused by the mismatch between the sex assigned at birth and the felt gender identity.

Medidas de acción positiva (positive action measures)

Temporary favorable treatment to compensate for discrimination suffered by a group.

Apátrida (stateless person)

A person who holds no nationality from any country.

Terapias de conversión (conversion therapies)

Practices that try to change or suppress a person's gender identity; the bill would ban them.

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