Swedish parliament votes yes to gender recognition law

[Celerity]

The Swedish parliament voted yes to the controversial law which will make it easier for people in Sweden to change legal gender, with 234 in favour and 94 against.

https://www.thelocal.se/20240418/today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-144/

https://archive.ph/mQ6Yt

The vote took place after a six-hour long debate, where the Sweden Democrats and Christian Democrats were accused of filibustering in order to delay the vote until a later date, which they denied.

Under the new rules, people will be able to change their legal gender starting at the age of 16, though those under 18 will need the approval of their parents, a doctor, and the National Board of Health and Welfare.

A diagnosis of "gender dysphoria" - where a person may experience distress as a result of a mismatch between their biological sex and the gender they identify as - will no longer be required.

Surgical procedures to transition would, like now, be allowed from the age of 18, but would no longer require the Board of Health and Welfare's approval. The removal of ovaries or testes would however only be allowed from the age of 23, unchanged from today.

Swedish vocabulary: könstillhörighetslagen - gender recognition law

[WarGamer]

1. live and let live... good for them.

[Voltaire2]

2. Common sense and decency are controversial.

And to whom? Who is opposed and why?