Christine Goodwin v. United Kingdom is a case decided by the European Court of Human Rights on 11 July 2002.
She also alleged that the fact that she kept the same National Insurance number meant that her employer had been able to discover that she previously worked for them under another name and sex, with resulting in embarrassment and humiliation.
[1] Relying on Articles 8, 12, 13 and 14 of the Convention, the applicant complained about her treatment in relation to employment, social security and pensions and her inability to marry.
[4] No concrete or substantial hardship or detriment to the public interest had been demonstrated as likely to flow from any change to the status of transgender people.
Society might reasonably be expected to tolerate a certain inconvenience to enable individuals to live in dignity and worth in accordance with the gender/sex identity.