The Minister of Equality transfers her “enormous concern” to the PSOE, whom she accuses of breaching her commitment not to touch gender self-determination. She assures that she agreed on the text with the former Vice President of the Government, Carmen Calvo, and makes an appeal to protect trans girls The Socialists propose with their amendments that minors between 12 and 16 years of age need a judicial guarantee to be able to change their name and sex in the Civil RegistryThis Wednesday, November 2, the deadline to present amendments to the trans law in Congress has ended and the underground war between the PSOE and United We Can remains open. The Socialists registered their amendments on Monday so that minors between 12 and 16 years of age need a judicial guarantee to be able to change their name and sex in the Civil Registry. Its objective is to limit gender self-determination, the cornerstone of the project, to reinforce legal guarantees, prevailing the “best interest of the minor”. The current text prepared by the Ministry of Equality, directed by Irene Montero, contemplates this requirement only for those under 12 to 14 years of age. The minister of United We Can has stood up in the corridors of Congress and has shown her discomfort with these amendments. Irene Montero considers that the PSOE “has breached its commitment not to touch the heart of the law that is self-determination.” She adds that she herself agreed to the rule with the former Vice President of the Government, Carmen Calvo, one of the most critical voices within the PSOE with the reduction and with the concept of self-determination because she considers that it endangers the legislation on equality. Protecting transMontero boys and girls calls on the PSOE to withdraw these amendments and proclaims that from its Ministry they are going to “leave their skin” so that the text that is currently being processed in Congress remains as it is. The minister wanted to send a clear message to trans boys and girls to guarantee that they will work so that their rights are recognized. She has demanded respect and “great care” not to stigmatize the debate on trans children who “have enough suffering already”. Along the same lines, the president of the United We Can parliamentary group, Jaume Asens, has acknowledged his concern over some amendments that “a priori collide with the bill that was also approved by PSOE ministers.” For the Catalan deputy, the PSOE is amending the plan for the Government.