Ecuador's Court Ruling: Trans Teens Gain Name, Gender Rights

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Ecuadors Constitutional Court grants transgender teens the right to change their names and gender markers on official documents, following a years-long battle led by seventeen-year-old Amada and her family. This victory, along with a previous ruling in March, extends the same rights to adults, who gained them last year after advocacy efforts. Despite prog…

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Ecuadors Constitutional Court grants transgender teens the right to change their names and gender markers on official documents, following a years-long battle led by seventeen-year-old Amada and her family. This victory, along with a previous ruling in March, extends the same rights to adults, who gained them last year after advocacy efforts. Despite progress, LGBTQ+ individuals still face violence and discrimination, with thirty killings reported last year. Activists continue to push for unders

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