Celebrating the wins of the new Spanish trans law, while reflecting on what still needs to be achieved for for non-binary people, minors and migrants
On 17 February 2023, the Spanish Parliament adopted a comprehensive law for the "effective and real equality of trans people, and the guarantee of the rights of LGBTI people". This law represents a key milestone for many trans activists, as it follows a long fight for legal gender recognition based on self-determination in Spain. Trans people aged 16 or older will no longer need external medical approval to legally register their gender.
The law, however, leaves some people behind. Sadly, the law doesn't include non-binary people, and minors under 16 with unsupportive families will have to wait to have their gender marker and name legally recognised.