[READ ALSO: Lucas, the trans boy from Entre Ríos who asked to change his ID] Article 5 of the Gender Identity Law (No. 26743) establishes that any child can access a legal gender change if they express a desire to change their identity and have the agreement of those responsible for their care and upbringing. At the Registry, the two families were told that if the child is under 13 years old, other types of authorization are required. “What they are doing is an outrage: an interpretation of the Civil Code when there is a Gender Identity Law that protects children. That law clearly states that procedures must be carried out administratively. These families are also very poor, and facing a lawsuit would be extremely difficult. This has never happened before,” Sofía Novillo Funes, from Abosex, told Presentes. In addition to these two cases, which resulted in negative rulings, there are several other requests for gender identity changes that are currently stalled. “We have the case of a trans teenager whose file has been pending since August and still hasn’t been resolved. We fought hard for a law so that this could finally happen,” Matías Veneziani, secretary of the organization Infancias Libres, told Presentes.

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“We are on high alert because there shouldn't be a single negative case. The Registry's stance is becoming increasingly conservative. We plan to take the matter to international judicial bodies.” Furthermore, it has just been submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, with its advisory opinion.And on the other hand, what is happening in Chile, "Where the gender identity bill left children out," added Sofía Novillo Funes.]]>