In a landmark decision, the top European court has ruled that EU nations must recognize legal gender changes made in other member states. This ruling is a significant victory for transgender rights, as it asserts that refusal to acknowledge a person's legally obtained change of name and gender violates their rights. The case highlighted Romania's failure to recognize a transgender man's identity, which the court determined breached EU law. The court emphasized that citizenship within the EU does not permit member states to disregard the legal gender changes recognized by other countries within the bloc.