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Bulgaria's Top Court Just Granted Legal Gender Recognition for the First Time Since 2020

The Supreme Court of Cassation approved gender marker changes for four transgender Bulgarians last month, ending a six-year freeze forced open by an EU court ruling in March.

Aug 10, 2026 By TrueQueer
Rainbow flag in front of European Union institutional building
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Two Months After Shipova: Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovakia Still Don't Have a Working Trans Recognition Process

The CJEU's March 11 ruling told three EU member states they must offer legal gender recognition to nationals who have exercised free movement. Sixty days on, Sofia has reopened cases but passed no law. Budapest and Bratislava are openly defying the judgment.

May 10, 2026 By TrueQueer
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