Illustrative photo: Baran Lotfollahi, Unsplash
As of July, transgender people in the Czech Republic are no longer required to undergo surgery and hormonal treatment to have their gender legally recognized. The change, prompted by a landmark Constitutional Court ruling, brings Czechia in line with most of Europe, but critics say it should have gone further.
For years, the Czech Republic stood among a dwindling group of European countries that mandated sterilization as a condition for legal gender recognition—a policy that drew sharp criticism from both international watchdogs and domestic human rights advocates.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová