Poland - March 2025

On 4 March, the Supreme Court adopted a resolution simplifying the procedure for changing gender identification in official documents and lifting family litigation requirements. In the absence of a legal procedure to legally change one’s gender, a practice requiring transgender people to sue their parents or legal guardians to achieve this purpose (even as an adult) had developed. The process was often lengthy, costly and traumatic, particularly when parents were unsupportive. The Supreme Court ruled that this can now be accomplished through non-contentious legal action, and that parents should not be treated as parties with a legal interest in gender recognition cases. The resolution was welcomed by civil society, including the Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH), which called it a step in the right direction, while calling for legislation to provide greater legal certainty for gender recognition.

Sources: Notes from Poland (1), Notes from Poland (2),   Supreme Court, KPH, Fundacja Trans-Fuzja