Europe

Turkey: Article 29 of the Civil Code, amended by Law No 3444. May 4, 1988

Information concerning the legal situation of transsexuals in Turkey.

Netherlands: The Dutch transgender law

Summary of the Dutch legislation concerning transsexuals (articles 29 through 29d of the Civil Code, law of April 24, 1985).

Italy: Norms in subject of rectification of attribution of sex

Law N° 164/1982. It cames into effect on April, 14, 1982.

Germany: Law on the change of the first names and the determination of sexual affiliation in special cases

Transssexuellengesetz, TSG. It came into effect on September 10th, 1980 (Change by Article 13 of the Constitution from May 4th, 1998).

Finland: The Gender confirmation of transsexual individuals Act

Finnish Law N°563/2002: The Gender confirmation of transsexual individuals Act (June 28, 2002).

UK: Gender Recognition Act 2004

The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allows transsexual or transgender people to change their legal gender. It came into effect on April 4, 2005.

Spain: Act. 3/2007 Regulating the rectification of the entry related to the sex of persons in the civil register

Regulating the rectification of the entry related to the sex of persons in the civil register (15th March 2007)

The purpose of Trans World secretariat is to connect all the activists groups around the world who are working on transgender, transexual or transvestite issues.

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