MADRID: Lawmakers on Thursday passed a transgender rights bill allowing anyone 16 and over to change gender on their ID card, putting Spain on track to becoming one of the few countries to allow transgender people to change their status with a simple declaration.
Lawmakers in Spain passed a law on Thursday that allows people ages 16 and over to change their legally registered gender without any medical or parental supervision. The legislation passed in Spain's lower house of Parliament 188-150, replacing.