The Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) has allowed four transgender people in Bulgaria to legally change their gender markers and names in civil status documents, marking the first such decisions since 2020. The rulings by different panels of the SCC’s Civil Chamber followed a March 2026 decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which found that EU law prevents member states from blocking changes to gender-related personal data in official records when this conflicts with European legal principles.

La Cour de cassation bulgare a validé le changement d’état civil de personnes transgenres dans quatre dossiers, une première depuis 2020. Ce

The Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) has allowed four transgender people in Bulgaria to legally change their gender markers and names in civil status documents, marking the first…