Court of Justice of the European Union: a transgender refugee has the right to correct his gender identity in the Hungarian national asylum register

On 13 March 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a major decision for transgender people in Hungary, recognising the right of a transgender man to rectify his gender identity in the Hungarian national asylum register.

Eszter Polgári, director of the Legal Programme at the Háttér Society, an LGBTI+ organisation in Hungary, explains this decision and its consequences for LGBTI+ people and refugees in Hungary.