In Switzerland, changing the gender in your passport is now as easy as changing your last name. She has joined several other European countries - Ireland, Belgium, Portugal and Norway - which are allowed to record the other gender on official documents without confirmation of its physical change.

According to the Reuters news agency, now everyone over 16 will be able to change their first name, last name and gender in documents without any additional information, but only on the basis of their application to the registry office. This can be done by minors and incapacitated citizens, but only with the consent of a parent or guardian.

Previously, some Swiss cantons required a certificate from a doctor confirming that a person identifies with the other sex. And in some regions, in order to make the appropriate changes to the documents, it was necessary to undergo hormonal therapy or sex reassignment surgery. As for the name, in order to change it, it was necessary to prove that unofficially the person had been using the new name for several years. And although Switzerland was considered one of the most conservative countries in Europe when it comes to gender reassignment issues, a year ago the country's parliament voted to eliminate any bureaucratic delays. Then the conservatives demanded to bring this issue to a national referendum. It took place in September this year. Most of the country's residents supported this bill.

Note that there are 20 countries in the world where the issue of gender selection is not associated with appropriate medical procedures.

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