Photo: Karolína Němcová, Czech Radio
The Czech Constitutional Court has ruled to abolish forced sterilization for individuals who want to make an official sex change. Czechia is one of the last few EU countries enforcing the sterilization requirement. The change, which will necessitate an amendment to the law, should come into effect in mid-2025. Trans advocate Lenka Králová, told me more about the situation and how she is feeling on this historic day.
“Czechia is one of the last countries in Europe which requires sterilization for legal gender recognition. In order to change the letter in your ID cards from ‘M’ to ‘F’, or vice versa, you need to get sterilized. You have to cut a piece of your body in order to change something in your documents. It’s hard to believe, but it’s just the way it is.”
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Author: Amelia Mola-Schmidt