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19.04.2023

The process of starting a gender recognition case

One of the topics we often receive inquiries about from trans people is the process for legal gender recognition in Bulgaria. Atty. Natasha Dobreva explains in detail what the steps are for a gender recognition lawsuit and how it works.
31.03.2023

Transgender Person Wins Gender Recognition Case, Just Days after the Ruling of the Supreme Court of Cassation

On 28.02.2023 a district court in the Bulgaria held an open hearing in a gender recognition case of a transgender Bulgarian citizen.
02.03.2023

THE SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT WILL HEAR A CASE FOR CIVIL PARTNERSHIP OF SAME SEX COUPLE

There are hardly same sex couples willing to initiate from the start a strategic case in Bulgaria, as it concerns their living together.
26.03.2021

The Definition of Gender Must Save Lives, Not Win Votes

Last week, a public debate erupted again over the definition of gender requested by the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC).
22.03.2021

The Common Things Between The German Health Fund And a Judge From Sevlievo

The free movement of people and services in the European Union makes Europe even smaller by forcing a doctor from Frankfurt and a judge from Sevlievo to work together in the common interest of a Bulgarian citizen.
09.03.2021

Sofia Municipality refused to issue a Certificate of Actual Cohabitation of Two Women

On International Women's Day, the Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria will sit in a case for registered partnership of two ladies. The applicants applied to the Sofia Municipality for a certificate that they were living in de facto cohabitation.
05.03.2021

Orphans taken away from foster transgender parent in Russia

On 15 February 2021 the European Court of Human Rights communicated a rare application concerning a transgender person’s right to respect for family life with his foster children...
27.11.2020

Groundbreaking Victory for Trans People in Bulgaria

Our legal consultant Natasha Dobreva won a case for recognizing the gender of a trans parent...
10.07.2020

“My Right for Self-Determination Does Not Infringe Upon Anyone”

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against Bulgaria for failing to recognize the gender reassignment of a transgender Bulgarian citizen without justification.