Entry #11277: Right to change legal gender in Malta

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RegionMalta
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateMar 2015
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act removed the need for trans people in Malta to undergo surgery, sterilization and obtain a diagnosis of mental illness in order to legally change their gender.
Sourceshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-rights-malta/surgery-and-sterilization-scrapped-in-maltas-benchmark-lgbti-law-idUSKBN0MS4ZE20150401


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created by beeurd

Original entry
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateMar 2015
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act removed the need for trans people in Malta to undergo surgery, sterilization and obtain a diagnosis of mental illness in order to legally change their gender.
Sourceshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-rights-malta/surgery-and-sterilization-scrapped-in-maltas-benchmark-lgbti-law-idUSKBN0MS4ZE20150401