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> Spain's lower house of parliament has passed a law allowing people over the age of 16 to change their legally registered gender without any medical supervision, putting the country on track to become one of the first few to allow transgender people to change their status with a simple declaration.

> 'Before and after' moment Until now, transgender adults needed a diagnosis from several doctors of gender dysphoria - which is the psychological condition of not feeling a match between one's biological sex and gender identity - to change their status.

> In Europe, Denmark was the first country to approve a self-identification system for people who want to change their legal gender in 2014.

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