Legal Gender Recognition and Free Movement in the EU
Earlier this month, Advocate General Richard de la Tour delivered his Opinion in Shipov, a case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dealing with the gender recognition rights of a trans woman who is originally from Bulgaria, where legal gender recognition is generally impossible. Given the conservative position of Bulgarian courts on this issue, the AG opinion could have far-reaching implications for the rights of trans persons in Bulgaria and beyond.
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The Fabulous and the Fascist
The last ten years have witnessed the gradual collapse of democracy and constitutionalism in India. Where do LGBT rights figure in all this? I contextualize the wins and the losses and discuss why LGBT rights in India are not “under attack” as they have been under authoritarian governments elsewhere.
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