Home Institution
Claremont McKenna College
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Abstract
Spain is considered one of the leading countries in LGBT+ acceptance and rights with their progressive laws, gaining a name for itself as a haven for those within the community. In this research paper, I investigate the evolution of transgender legislation in Spain into the current day and how it impacts the public perception and gender affirmative care available to trans people. Focusing primarily on the passage of Trans Ley 4/2023 and the windows it opened in Trans rights. Looking into the improvements made in Trans laws, from Ley 3/2007 to current day. Additionally, this paper will look into attempted blockages of trans legislation, as was the case in 2023, when Partido Popular (right-leaning political party) in Madrid rolled back on rights obtained in the Trans Ley 4/2023. The rise of far-right political parties in Europe has had a detrimental effect on preserving and obtaining fundamental rights for trans people, especially trans youth who usually do not have the proper resources to undergo gender reassignment surgery or receive gender-affirming care. Overall, I focus on the social and legal reactions to legislative victories and losses in LGBT+ rights and the impacts they have on trans people in Spain.
Disciplines
Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Law and Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Politics and Social Change
Recommended Citation
Hernandez, Stephanie, "Beyond the Binary: Analyzing Transgender Legislation in Spain and Its Implications for Equality and Rights" (2024). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3837.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3837
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Gender and Sexuality Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Law and Gender Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons
Program Name
Spain and Ireland: Geopolitics and the Future of the European Union