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Title: Changing name and gender markers in the Europen Union
Post by: ClaudiaLove on July 30, 2015, 03:57:44 AM
Post by: ClaudiaLove on July 30, 2015, 03:57:44 AM
Hello ,
I would like to ask anyone who can share their knowledge and experience about changing name and gender markers in the European Union . can it be done in any country and , if so , which one would be the most convenient choice .
I live in Romania , and in here it is very difficult to do it . It takes years and a lot of money just to change the name . Yet i heard a few times that because there is an Union i can change them in other country too .
Thank you in advance
I would like to ask anyone who can share their knowledge and experience about changing name and gender markers in the European Union . can it be done in any country and , if so , which one would be the most convenient choice .
I live in Romania , and in here it is very difficult to do it . It takes years and a lot of money just to change the name . Yet i heard a few times that because there is an Union i can change them in other country too .
Thank you in advance
Title: Re: Changing name and gender markers in the Europen Union
Post by: Sammy on July 30, 2015, 04:05:59 AM
Post by: Sammy on July 30, 2015, 04:05:59 AM
There is a map and index on trans rights accross EU which gives the outline - it can be found on the web-site of the TGEU (the European-wide transgender rights NGO)
There is also a comprehensive study made by the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) - Being trans in the EU. Here is the link to comparative analysis and their web-page contains the PDF version of their book as well.
http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/being-trans-eu-comparative-analysis-eu-lgbt-survey-data (http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/being-trans-eu-comparative-analysis-eu-lgbt-survey-data)
As far as if You are allowed to change Your gender marker in another state, I seriously doubt it, because it is usually done by Civil Status registry which contains all data about Your birth. I have read about people working and residing in one member state and having to travel to the country of their citizenship in order to change or update their documents.
There is also a comprehensive study made by the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) - Being trans in the EU. Here is the link to comparative analysis and their web-page contains the PDF version of their book as well.
http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/being-trans-eu-comparative-analysis-eu-lgbt-survey-data (http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2014/being-trans-eu-comparative-analysis-eu-lgbt-survey-data)
As far as if You are allowed to change Your gender marker in another state, I seriously doubt it, because it is usually done by Civil Status registry which contains all data about Your birth. I have read about people working and residing in one member state and having to travel to the country of their citizenship in order to change or update their documents.