Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation banning the legal recognition of transgender citizens.
Amendments to the law on the birth, death and …
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation banning the legal recognition of transgender citizens.
Amendments to the law on the birth, death and marriage registry, approved mostly by deputies from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party, will prevent transgender or intersex people from legally changing their gender to match their gender identity.
The bill changes the “sex” category in official documents like birth certificates to “sex at birth,” defined as the “biological sex determined by primary sex characteristics and chromosomes.” Once determined, the birth sex category can’t be changed.
The amendments were part of a large legislative package submitted by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen, head of the Christian Democratic party.
