Spanish lawmakers approve transgender rights bill

Activists for transgender rights celebrate the approval of a bill that will make it easier for people to self-identify as transgender, outside Spain's Parliament in Madrid, Spain, December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill allowing transgeder people aged 14 and over to change their legal gender without the need for psychological or other medical evaluation though 14- to 16-year olds would still need parental or guardians' agreement.

In some other countries with similar laws, children under 18 still need parental approval. Scotland's parliament also approved on Thursday a bill making it easier for people to change their legal gender, including lowering the minimum age to 16 from 18.