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    Why Spain is trusting trans teens on their gender, rather than restricting them

    by Dominique Soguel Mar 21, 2024 5 minutes

    Dictator Gen. Francisco Franco’s rule was a grim era for Spain’s transgender community.

    “At the time, a trans person could be taken from the streets to prison, without any chance to consult a lawyer, and be kept there for as long as a judge saw fit,” recalls Mar Cambrollé, who has been fighting for trans rights since General Franco died in 1975, and now is president of the transgender rights association Federación Plataforma Trans.

    A Franco mindset no longer shapes Spain’s view of gender identity. Just in the last 20 years, the country has undergone a radical shift in how it perceives its transgender community, particularly trans youth. Last year, the country adopted legislation allowing anyone age 12 or over to change their legal status to match their

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