In accordance with Article 22 of the Protection against Discrimination Act (hereinafter: PADA), the Advocate of the Principle of Equality (hereinafter: Advocate) shall report to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia about their work and findings on the existence of discrimination involving specific groups of people with certain personal grounds in the framework of special reports. The present Report serves to draw the attention of the legislator and the public to the importance of respecting human rights and equal rights of persons born with such physical characteristics that - according to established medical and/or societal norms - their sex cannot be defined as female or male. The Advocate's decision to focus on the situation of intersex people in medical procedures was based on thematic resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe1 (2017) and the European Parliament2 (2019). The resolutions tackle, among other things, the issue of the protection of human rights, more specifically equal rights of intersex people in medical procedures, and highlight the problem of medicalisation and pathologisation of intersexuality. /// Based on the available information, the Advocate formulated several recommendations of a systemic character, intended for the executive branch, responsible for planning and implementing policies (the Government and competent ministries), as well as health-care institutions and the health and medical professionals, who are directly in contact with intersex people.

In accordance with Article 22 of the Protection against Discrimination Act (hereinafter: PADA), the Advocate of the Principle of Equality (hereinafter: Advocate) shall report to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia about its work and findings on the existence of discrimination involving individual groups of people with certain personal grounds in the framework of Special Reports. /// With this Special Report, the Advocate strives to draw the attention of legislators and the general public to the respect for human rights and equal opportunities of people who don't identify with the gender assigned to them at birth, they don't perceive it as their own as it does not reflect their gender identity. /// The purpose of the Special Report is to present how procedures for medical gender identity confirmation and legal gender recognition are currently regulated in Slovenia, as well as the practice of the competent authorities. /// On procedures for medical confirmation of gender identity, the resolution suggests that medical procedures should be made available to all transgender people who wish to receive them. The costs of treatment should be reimbursed by the public health system. Disease classification must also be changed so that transgender people, including children, are not labelled as mentally ill because of their transgender identity. /// In terms of legal gender recognition, the resolution recommends that procedures should be transparent, fast, and accessible, based on self-determination, and made available to all. Transgender people, their partners, and their children should retain all of their rights as a result. The states are urged to provide a neutral third gender option in addition to choosing between a male and female. /// The Advocate has made several recommendations based on the findings and other available information.