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# Taiwan sees “landmark” ruling for trans rights
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/taiwan-sees-landmark-ruling-for-trans-rights/
- Published: 2021-09-30T08:09:57.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-29T11:42:10.000Z
- Description: Taiwan has ruled in favour of a trans woman who appealed against the barriers to obtaining legal recognition of her gender.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Pride, Queer Corner, LGBTQ, Same Sex Marriage, Taiwan, Trans Rights, Transgender

A court in Taiwan has ruled in favour of a trans woman who appealed against current regulations that order trans citizens to present proof of surgery before being granted legal recognition of their gender. According to local news source, [*Focus Taiwan*](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202109240019?ref=scenemag.co.uk), Xiao E applied to have the gender marker on her ID changed in 2019 but was denied by Taoyuan’s Daxi District Household Registration Office, leading her to file a lawsuit.

In an official ruling last Thursday, the Taipei High Administrative Court found that the current regulations are unconstitutional, as the country’s law states that *“all other freedoms and rights that are not detrimental to social order to public welfare shall be guaranteed.”* Xiao E’s lawyer, Victoria Hsu, noted the importance of the ruling, telling [*SupChina*](https://supchina.com/2021/09/27/taiwan-court-rules-against-surgery-requirement-for-legal-gender-change/?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“We hope this will be the beginning to abolish the requirement of compulsory surgery, to protect transgender peoples’ dignity and rights, and hopefully help to pass a legislation to regulate the process of gender marker change in the near future.”*

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E-Ling Chiu, director of Amnesty International Taiwan, celebrated the court’s decision, calling it *“a landmark moment for transgender rights in Taiwan.”* The country is renowned for being one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly places in Asia, with it being the first place in the continent to legalise same-sex marriage. It is also home to Asia’s largest annual [LGBTQ+ Pride event](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/taiwan-holds-largest-pride-parade-since-coronavirus-outbreak/), holding the biggest parade in the world since the coronavirus pandemic began.