The PSD wants a report from a doctor and a psychologist to prove gender incongruence for changing sex and name in the civil registry.
PSD wants mandatory medical certificate for gender change in civil registry
Context & Explainers
Rui Rio is a centre‑right politician who served as mayor of Porto from 2002 to 2013 and led the Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) from 2018 to 2022. Known for moderate and fiscally cautious positions, he remains an influential voice in PSD debates and national politics, so journalists and party members often cite his views.
Bruno Vitorino is a member of the Portuguese parliament (MP) who has asked for the Social Democratic Party's (PSD, Partido Social Democrata) bill on civil-registry gender and name changes to be withdrawn. His request matters to transgender people and anyone seeking legal name or gender recognition because the PSD proposal would reintroduce medical validation, and parliamentary disagreement could alter or block the bill.



