Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a two-decade-old law that required transgender citizens to undergo sterilization surgery to change the gender they were assigned at birth.
The Swedish Ministry for Social Affairs has introduced a new bill that will allow legal gender change in the national population register from the age of 12.
Slippery Slope : Danish Ethics Council Recommends Legal Gender Change for 10-Year-Olds
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The ruling Social Democrats reacted positively to the proposal, while the right-wing opposition parties consider the proposed liberalisation a slippery slope , utter madness , and an element of a truly poisonous ideology .
The Danish Ethics Council has recommended giving 10-12-year-old children the opportunity to legally change their gender.
The idea is that the change of certificate of health assurance will help combat gender dysphoria, that is the condition of those who feel uncomfortable with their assigned gender at birth. Furthermore, the initial stages of gender reassignment often begin at this age.