{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/finland-passes-landmark-gender-recognition-law-based-on-self-declaration/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Finland passes landmark gender recognition law based on self-declaration","slug":"finland-passes-landmark-gender-recognition-law-based-on-self-declaration","createdLocal":"2023-02-02 14:30:46.549516","publishDate":"2023-02-01 15:33:20+00:00","feedName":"Image Recognition","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://gcn.ie/finland-gender-recognition-law/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Finland has just passed a new gender recognition law based on self-declaration, which will make it easier for trans people to have their preferred gender recognised in official documents.\nToday, February 1, the parliament in Finland introduced new gender recognition legislation with a vote of 113 to 69.\nGender recognition will now be available for adults who apply after a mandatory 30-day ‘period of reflection’.\nAfter 10 years of campaigning, a new law in Finland at last approves self-determination in legal gender recognition.\nIreland has a similar situation, as the gender recognition system introduced in 2015 only allows people over 18 years of age to change their legal gender.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"finland-passes-landmark-gender-recognition-law-based-on-self-declaration"}}}