Swedish court allows men to add female name to their own

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Sep 29, 2009, 15:20 GMT

Stockholm - A Swedish man Tuesday won a key court ruling to add a female name to his own, ending a legal discussion that began in 2008. The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that Jan-Olov - a 46-year- old transvestite from northern Sweden - had the right to add Madeleine to his first name. Allowing the same person to have both male and female names was to apply for all adults, regardless of gender, the court said. The Swedish Tax Agency that handles name registrations had appealed against lower administrative court rulings that backed the use of both male and female names. The Supreme Administrative Court also gave approval to allow a young boy to be named Q, overruling a lower court's objections. 'Q cannot be deemed objectionable or cause offence,' the court said. Ann-Christine Davidsson from the west coast town of Varberg also won the right to be officially called A-C as she has been known for years, the Goteborgs-Posten newspaper reported. Following the Supreme Administrative Court rulings, legal expert Lars Tegenfeldt of the Tax Agency said 'now we can approve most of what people want. The fetters are gone.'

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