A court in Hungary has rejected prime minister Viktor Orbán’s movement to ban trans people from obtaining ID documents which reflect their gender identity.
According to Reuters, Section 33 was implemented last year, leaving trans people with ID documents which did not reflect their gender identity or chosen name.
However, on March 12 the high court ruled that these regulations are unconstitutional. Viktor OrbánThe ruling means Section 33 cannot apply to any trans people who legally changed their gender before the regulations were first passed in May 2020.