The government plans to submit a proposal next October to abolish the minimum legal age for gender reassignment, so that the law gives children the right to change their gender from birth, instead of the current legislation which sets the age at 18.
The announcement of the proposal comes as part of the government's new LGBTQ+ plan, according to Jyllands-Posten.
According to the media, if the proposal is adopted, it could mean that Danish regulations in this regard would be ahead of the curve in Europe.
A legal change of gender means that the person concerned can change their gender in the social security register, and with the government's proposal, it will be possible to make a legal gender change for children starting from the age of zero, i.e., from birth, provided that the parents consent if the child is under 15 years old.
The Ethics Council proposed a legal age limit for gender reassignment of ten years old. The Social Democratic government had made the same proposal two years earlier and received partial support from the supporting parties, but not all parties were willing to agree and vote on the draft resolution. It was then that the Ethics Council reached a clear conclusion when the Danish Parliament decided to consult with the Council at that time, and proposed lowering the minimum legal age to between 10 and 12 years old.
وقدم المجلس في ذلك الحين توصياته بأن “من المفترض أنه لا يمكن لطفل في سن ما قبل المدرسة صياغة رغبة في تغيير جنسه القانوني، ويجب اعتبار أن هناك شك حول ما إذا كان الأطفال قبل سن البلوغ يمكنهم رؤية الأسباب الأساسية وإلقاء نظرة عامة على عواقب تغيير محتمل في الجنس القانوني. إن اتخاذ مثل هذا الموقف يتطلب قدراً معيناً من النضج والوعي”، وبناءً على اقتراح مجلس الأخلاقيات تراجع الحزب الاشتراكي الديمقراطي (الحاكم حالياً) بشكل جزئي وطالب بإعادة النظر في عدة نقاط.
But now the government has changed its mind and will again propose abolishing the minimum legal age.
The Conservative Party strongly opposes
Birgit Bergmann, the Conservative Party's spokesperson on gender equality, told Jyllands-Posten that she believes children should be allowed to be children, and that a child is not old enough to decide about changing their gender when they are not even allowed to decide when to go to sleep.
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