8.1. What is the legal situation of trans people in your country? (Check all that apply):
There is no regulation of these issues
There are regulatory laws regarding the changing of names and civil sex. Please specify the regulations that are imposed:
It is possible to change names and civil sex without surgical sterilization. Please specify the requirements and procedure:
Married partners must divorce in order for one of them to be able to legally change their sex
Other. Please specify which other relevant aspects refer to the legal status of trans people in your country:
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8.2. Which options exist for transsexual people seeking maternity/paternity in your country? (Check all that apply):
Individual adoption
Joint adoption for an unmarried unregistered couple
Adoption is allowed in the case of opposite-sex (post-reassignment) married couples.
Adoption is allowed in the case of same-sex (post-reassignment) married couples
Assisted Reproductive Techniques without conditionss
Assisted Reproductive Techniques is available to transgender men that have had legal sex changed and are engaged in a heterosexual (post-reassignment) relationship (marriage or civil partnership).
Surrogate pregnancy for transgender women living alone or in heterosexual (post-reassignment) relationship
It is possible for transgender women to freeze their gametes (sperm) and store it at a cryobank before the beginning of the hormonotherapy
It’s possible for transgender men to freeze their gametes (eggs) and store it at a cryobank before the beginning of the hormonotherapy
Other:
8.3. Which specific problems do transsexual people with children from relationships prior to their reassignment encounter? (Check all that apply):
In the case of divorce or separation, their parental rights can be negated and they can lose custody of and visitation rights to their children
Some medical teams condemn them and are reluctant to let them start or continue with their sexual transition
They are thought to be a social danger and a source of psychological distress for the children.
I don’t know
8.4. Please indicate any other ways in which you think that the family situation of trans people differs from that of LGB people
8.5. For your organisation, which of the following issues concerning transfamilies and transparentality should be addressed by ILGA-Europe? Please rank them in descending order of importance (1- highest priority):
For married couples, divorce should not be required for a member of the couple to legally change their gender.
Legally protect the paternity/maternity rights of transsexuals.
Denounce the instances of transphobia that are present in judicial decisions regarding separation and divorce (custody, parental rights, etc).
Protect the reproductive rights of trans people.
Eliminate sterilization (hysterectomy and castration) as a prerequisite for the legal change of sex.
Free access to Assisted Reproductive Techniques for all transsexuals, without discrimination based on sexual orientation or civil status.
Limited access to Assisted Reproductive Techniques for transsexual people with certain predetermined limitations. Which limitations:
Limited access to surrogate pregnancy for transsexual people with certain predetermined limitations. Which limitations:
.The existence of cryobanks targeted at the preservation of the transsexual women’s gametes (sperm) obtained before the beginning of the hormonotherapy.
The existence of cryobanks targeted at the preservation of the transsexual men’s gametes (eggs) obtained before the beginning of the hormonotherapy.
Efforts to increase the social visibility of trans-parental families.
8.6. If you have any other comments on the situation of trans families in your country, please share them here:
8.7. If your association has specific demands concerning trans families, please share them here:
