Trans m/v. Genderdiversiteit, seksegelijkheid en recht
Auteurs
Marije Graven
Marjolein van den Brink
Samenvatting
Many of the problems trans people encounter
in daily life are caused by law. For reasons
that are not quite clear, law seems very much
attached to the categorization of people as
either man or woman. In the past years some
inroads have been made, in particular with
regard to the possibility of legal sex change,
which is especially relevant for transsexuals.
In this contribution, the current legal situation
in the Netherlands with regard to trans
people is mapped out and discussed in terms
of its relevance to trans people in particular
and gender equality more generally. Themes
considered include sex-registration at birth
and the options to change that, insurance law,
issues of social security, and non-discrimination
legislation. Attention is paid to relevant
case law of the European human rights court
as well as of the EC Court of Justice.