Bulgaria’s Supreme Court Allows Legal Gender Recognition in Four Cases

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on July 22, 2026 that four transgender applicants may change the gender marker and name on their civil status records. The decisions were the court’s first since 2020,…

By Brianna Nicole Austin · 9 min read

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court Allows Legal Gender Recognition in Four Cases

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