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Court Affirms Adolescents’ Right to Gender Recognition

Resource type
Title
Court Affirms Adolescents’ Right to Gender Recognition
Abstract
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court’s ruling that people under 18 cannot automatically be refused a request to modify their gender on identity documents is an important victory for the rights of transgender youth.
Blog Title
Human Rights Watch
Date
2026-03-12
Accessed
3/26/26, 9:42 PM
Short Title
Ecuador
Language
English
License
Civil Rights
Extra
Ecuador
Citation
Court Affirms Adolescents’ Right to Gender Recognition. (2026, March 12). Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/12/ecuador-court-affirms-adolescents-right-to-gender-recognition