Welsh Government Unveils Proposal to Streamline Gender Change Process

First Minister Mark Drakeford speaks during a Welsh government press conference in Cardiff, Wales, on Dec. 17, 2021. Ben Birchall/PA

Wales has announced plans to become the “most LGBTQ+ friendly nation in Europe” by copying a process similar to Scotland’s self-ID legislation to make it easier to change gender.

On Tuesday, the Labour-run Welsh government, in cooperation with the left-wing Plaid Cymru political party, announced its LGBTQ+ Action Plan (pdf), calling for new powers to make it easier to legally change gender.