Argentina - February 2025

On 6 February, President Javier Milei issued a presidential decree modifying Argentina’s Gender Identity Law (Law 26.743), approved in 2012. The changes prohibit individuals under 18 from accessing gender-affirming treatments such as hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries. Legal experts and human rights organizations have condemned the decree as illegal, arguing that laws cannot be altered by presidential decree. They also criticize it as a regression of trans rights, leaving trans minors currently undergoing treatment abruptly without medical support, which could lead to serious risks for their mental and physical health. The government has defended the measure as necessary to protect children citing its commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. LGBTQIA+ organizations have vowed to challenge the decision in court.

Sources: Agencia Presentes, Presidencia de la Nación, Reuters, Buenos Aires Times, Chequeado