A 69-year-old man who identifies as a 45-year-old has begun a legal battle to lower his age to help him pull women on Tinder.

Emile Ratelband argues that if transgender people are allowed to change their sex, then he should be allowed to change his date of birth.

The entrepreneur and self-help guru says doctors told him he he has the body of a 45-year-old, and he’s suing his local authority in The Netherlands after they refused to amend his age on official documents.

Emile Ratelband, 69, says he identifies as a 45-year-old (Picture: CEN)

Mr Ratelband’s case has now gone to a court in the city of Arnhmen in the eastern Dutch province of Gelderland.

He was born on March 11, 1949, but he says he feels at least 20 years younger and wants to change his birth date to March 11, 1969, which will make him 49.

Mr Ratelband said: ‘I have done a check-up and what does it show? My biological age is 45 years.

‘When I’m 69, I am limited. If I’m 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car. I can take up more work.

‘When I’m on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer. When I’m 49, with the face I have, I will be in a luxurious position.

Emile Ratelband argues that if transgender people are allowed to change sex, he should be allowed to change his age (Picture: CEN)

‘Transgenders can now have their gender changed on their birth certificate, and in the same spirit there should be room for an age change.’

He said he is discriminated against because of his age, and that he encounters problems in society on a daily basis.

He complains that companies are reluctant to hire someone the age of a pensioner as a consultant.

And he says his move would also be good news for the government as he would be renouncing his pension until he reaches retirement again.

Emile Ratelband says he will pick up more women on Tinder if his age is lowered (Picture: CEN)

The judge said that he had some sympathy with Mr Ratelband as people could now change their gender which would once have been unthinkable.

But the court said there would be practical problems in allowing people to change their birth date, as it would mean legally deleting part of their lives

The judge asked Mr Ratelband about the status of his early years, from 1949 to 1969, if his official birth date was put back.

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‘For whom did your parents care in those years? Who was that little boy back then?’ the judge asked.

The court is due to deliver a written ruling within four weeks.