Sweden has enacted a new law, effective July 1, simplifying the legal gender change process, making it easier for individuals like Jenny Leonor Werner to update their official documents. Now, a medical certificate confirming that one's gender identity doesn't align with their birth certificate is sufficient. The minimum age for legal gender change has also been lowered from 18 to 16, requiring parental consent for minors. In the first week, 106 applications were submitted.

Previously, a lengthy evaluation and gender dysphoria diagnosis were required. The new law also eases access to surgical procedures by removing the need for prior legal gender change. While the law faced parliamentary debate, proponents like Frank Berglund from the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education see it as a significant step, separating legal and medical processes and potentially reducing long healthcare waiting lists.

However, Sweden has observed a sharp increase in gender dysphoria diagnoses, particularly among 13- to 17-year-olds assigned female at birth (a 1,500% jump between 2008 and 2018). This rise prompted authorities in 2022 to restrict hormone therapy and mastectomies for minors, except in rare cases, citing a need for caution. Despite the new law, campaigners advocate for further reform, pushing for legal gender change without any medical certificate, as is the case in other Nordic countries.