According to the CCDH, the plan drawn up by the Ministry of Equality fails to meet the legitimate expectations of the LGBTIQA+ community. For example, it lacks clear commitments on key issues such as the automatic recognition of children born to same-sex couples through medical assistance, or stronger protection for transgender and intersex children.
For intersex children – who are born with sex characteristics that are neither clearly male nor female – the commission had hoped to see a ban on so-called “normalisation” surgeries on babies. However, no such ban is included in the government’s strategy.
The CCDH also criticised the fact that transgender people in Luxembourg must still undergo a psychiatric evaluation before being allowed to change their gender legally. These evaluations can take years, and the commission warns that treating transgender identity as a psychiatric condition undermines both the psychological and physical integrity of those affected.
