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Legal gender changes in E.U. ruled 'fundamental' to personal identity

The E.U.'s top court sided with a transgender man who sued Romania for refusing to accept his gender changes in the U.K.

Tens of thousands of people march in the largest gay pride parade in Romania in June.
Tens of thousands of people march in the largest gay pride parade in Romania in June. (/AN)

The European Union’s top court ruled its 27 member nations are obliged to recognize legal changes to gender identity anywhere within the bloc.

What's new: The Court of Justice of the European Union, ruling in favor of Arian Mirzarafie-Ahi on Friday, said his home country of Romania must accept his name and the gender identity changes he began in the United Kingdom before it withdrew from the E.U.

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