Spain’s ministers pass draft bill to allow transgender people to change gender

The Spanish cabinet has passed a draft bill on LGBTQ rights (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP)

The Spanish cabinet passed a draft bill on LGBTQ rights that will seek parliamentary approval to allow transgender people over 16 to freely change their gender and name without doctors or witnesses intervening in the process.

The proposal could still change during a lengthy parliamentary debate of the legal draft.