There are no “justifications that may prevent transsexuals from enjoying the right to marry”. With two sentences (nos. 366 and 367 of 11 July 2002) the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg established in recent days that transsexuals too have the right to marry. The Court accepted the appeals presented against the United Kingdom by two British transsexuals, Christine Goodwin, aged 65, and I., aged 47, who, after a surgical operation that changed their sex from male to female, had failed to get this change in civil identity recognized under law. The Court ascertained in the conduct of the British government a violation of the European Convention for the safeguard of human rights and fundamental liberties. According to the Court in Strasbourg, the failure to recognize the appellants’ new condition caused in both cases the violation of art. 8 on the right to respect of private and family life, art.12 on the right to marriage and art.14 on the prohibition of discrimination, preventing both appellants from getting married and establishing a family of their own. The appellants also suffered, in the view of the judges, disadvantages and penalizations in the fields of employment and social security.———————————————————————————————————– Sir Europa (English) N.ro assoluto : 40 N.ro relativo : 28 Data pubblicazione : 19/07/2002
