The man requested gender reassignment surgery to retire early.
Even after his identity card was changed to that of a woman, the Argentinian man retained his masculine appearance and continued to have relationships with women.
Sergio Lazarovich is becoming the subject of discussion across South America after exploiting Argentina's Gender Identity Law to change his name to "Sergia" and register himself as a woman in order to retire five years early. Instead of retiring at age 65, Sergio changed his name to a woman to retire at age 60 as required by law.
However, Sergio's plan was leaked to the media by a relative. This person stated that Sergio had only had sexual relations with women throughout his life and even continued to have sex with women after applying for gender reassignment.
"He had many relationships, all with women. The longest was with the woman who bore him two children. That relationship lasted 20-25 years until they divorced. After that, he fell in love with many other women, some fleeting, some more long-term," an anonymous relative of Sergio revealed to the newspaper.Information Salt"I never felt he was attracted to men, and he even made many unkind remarks about gay and transgender people."
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After registering for gender transition, Sergio retained his male appearance and continued to have relationships with women. |
According to Sergio's relatives, the law allowing women to retire earlier than men was unfair to him. This thought motivated Sergio to decide to become a "Sergia." He complained about this to friends and family many times before planning to make it happen.
"He even sought legal advice. The initial plan was to file a complaint with the government about discrimination in the retirement system. If he won, he could retire early, but this complaint process could drag on for years and there was no guarantee the court would support it, so he switched to a plan to transform himself into a woman."
When asked why they presented the evidence accusing Sergio, his relatives said they felt Sergio was exploiting the law to achieve his selfish goals."Gender identity laws are very good and protect transgender people. Just because there are a few bad apples doesn't mean the law is wrong," this person said.
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Sergio's old ID card before it was changed to Sergia. |
After the story spread, Sergio accused the media of lying and advised reporters to investigate more before publishing. Sergio admitted to changing his name to Sergia and his gender from male to female on his ID but said it was for personal reasons he didn't want to elaborate on. However, in an interview with the newspaper...El TribunRegarding the controversy surrounding his motives, Sergio said: "This wouldn't be a problem if everyone retired at 65."
The head of Argentina's civil registry confirmed that Sergio had legally changed his name and gender. He also added that the country's Gender Identification Law does not require transgender individuals to have undergone surgery or hormone injections for verification.
Sergia has not yet applied for early retirement with the Argentine Social Security Administration (ANSES), but her relatives believe it will happen sooner or later.
