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The law brings in a host of new rights for transgender people.

Most notably, trans people can now self-identify their gender and update their legal name, without approval from a judge. The new law also creates scholarships for trans people to access education, as well as sets up affirmative action. It also now acknowledges the self-identification of non-binary people.

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Trans people in Uruguay can now self-identify their gender, without surgery

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Attorney Andrew Schriver was considering doing this good deed for a while. But he finally bit the bullet when a friend of his needed one.

‘Having done my friend’s name change, I realized that it was a very straightforward process in most cases — I wish all of my court appearances were as easy as that one was,’ Schriver told ABC News 5 Cleveland.

Apparently, according to Schriver, it is possible to do a name change yourself as well. Still, having an attorney present is preferable for many people.

‘However, the nature of the legal system is that any court proceeding is an intimidating process. Especially for marginalized communities who tend not to be treated well or fairly by the system,’ he said. ‘Just having someone present who is comfortable in that environment and knows the law has really seemed to encourage people to take this step who otherwise would have put it off or never done it.’

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This lawyer is offering free name change services to transgender people

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