http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/eabe2b4bd88b910e https://verfassungsblog.de/sexual-citizenship-via-free-movement/ Sexual Citizenship via Free Movement - Gender Identity and EU Citizenship after Shipov Case (C-43/24, 2026) Belavusau, Uladzislau eng 2026-03-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 2026 C-43/24 CJEU ECHR EU EU Law LGBT Rights Sexual Citizenship Shipov Transgender Persons free movement fundamental rights EU Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Yesterday, in the judgment of Shipov, the Court of Justice decided how EU citizenship can shape the recognition of gender identity within the Member States. Yet not through anti-discrimination law, but through the constitutional logic of free movement. The Court of Justice held that EU law precludes national legislation preventing a Union citizen from changing gender-related data in civil-status records in relation to the exercise of free movement. The Court thereby further expands the role of Union citizenship as a vehicle for protecting personal identity and dignity.