Taoiseach open to ‘informed debate’ on changing rules for transgender teenagers

Micheál Martin said young trans people should be consulted. Picture: Julien Behal/PA

The Taoiseach has said he is “open to informed debate” on changing the law around self-identification for transgender teenagers.

The Programme for Government commits to removing the need for 16-17-year-olds to have two specialist reports to apply for legal gender recognition.