- considered as one of the big principles of law that cannot be discussed . However transferring the CEC ( which has to remain exceptional ) to the civil state officer questions this principe and thus the worth of civil state ’ s data . “ The integrality of a person could thus be modified by simple demand to a civil s t a t e o f fi c e r ”. T h e a m e n d m e n t authorising the change of sex and name by a civil state officer was pulled off
- the “ sufficient facts ” are not only a declaration : papers are needed . Not medical papers stating any change but every day life papers : be it bills , mails , letters , gym subscriptions , anything stating you use the name you want to change to in your life
- you will need to have declaration and ID papers of at least two to three peopleof-age who could testify knowing you under your wanted name
“ The problem with their project of law is that we still have to face the high court , thus still need a lawyer , with a remaining blur around the necessary files , whilst on the top of that being too costly , too long and still too arbitrary . Even if they do not demand sterilisation or “ medical proof ”, the law remains insuffisant ” C . trans man
CIVIL STATE
Changing your name is now authorised by the “ law of modernisation of the 21st century justice ” which was adopted by the end of 2016 . This mesure , put in application since the 20th of November 2016 , removed the justice-step beforehand necessary to change your name .
Changing your name ( or the adjunction , suppression , modification of your names ) is to be demanded to a civil state officer ( directly in your town council , which should easy up the processus ). Your file will still however be brought to the High Court for it to give its final statement . If the demander is older than 13 years old , his personal consent is required . There ’ s however no possibility to have a medical transition ( as contrarily from the Netherlands and Belgium , we refuse hormones stopping puberty ) or a sex change noted on your papers .
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Seeing how candidates remained blurry on the matter , ( even though Benoît Hamon did declare he is in favour of the ART ) the organisation Inter-LGBT decided to send , this week , a questionary to all those demanding the highest function - Marine Lepen apart . “ Unnecessary ”, said C . Zamora-Cruz , spokesperson of the organisation .
The file is a sixty questions file going from rights , health , education , p a re n t h o o d t o t h e fi g h t a g a i n s t oppressions . The list is long but will have the merit of clarifying each candidates positions ’, which will be posted online over h e r e : http :// www . lgbt2017 . fr / propositions / nationales . html .
TESTIMONIES AND REACTIONS OF CONCERNED PEOPLE ( IN FRENCH ):
“ It ’ s the worst law draft on the matter of the past ten years !” Stéphanie Nicot , president of the LGBT federation .
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