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| Region | Albania |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | May 11, 2009 |
| Description | Albania is one of the only countries in Europe where gender change is illegal . |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.lgbti-era.org/content/albania https://rainbow-europe.org/#8618/0/ |
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Revision History (11)
edited by Canadianstudent03. The previous status is incorrect and slightly nonsensical
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Albania does not currently recognize legal gender changes nor performs or covers surgeries or treatment for transgender people,however there is legislation in place that in a way recognises some form of gender identity . | Albania is one of the only countries in Europe where gender change is illegal . |
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edited by JohnQuebec98. There is legislation in this country that in a way recognises some form of gender identity
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Albania does not currently recognize legal gender changes nor performs or covers surgeries or treatment for transgender people. A law was proposed in December 2014 for legal gender recognition, but it was never realized. | Albania does not currently recognize legal gender changes nor performs or covers surgeries or treatment for transgender people,however there is legislation in place that in a way recognises some form of gender identity . |
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| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.lgbti-era.org/content/albania | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.lgbti-era.org/content/albania https://rainbow-europe.org/#8618/0/ |
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edited by Notdog1996
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Start Date | Aug 2, 2013 | (unknown) |
| Description | Transgender people are respected but sex change is not preformed. Legalization pending. | Albania does not currently recognize legal gender changes nor performs or covers surgeries or treatment for transgender people. A law was proposed in December 2014 for legal gender recognition, but it was never realized. |
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| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.lgbti-era.org/content/albania |
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Reports (3)
- Note field is incorrect
- Status is not correct "Trans are not respected ???? "
- Note field is incorrect "FTM people may be accepted in remote communities through an old tradition of celibacy In exchange for social acceptance as male. But generally transgender folks would not be respected as there is less legal protection and overall sociopolitical disapproval/transphobia "
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| Description | Transgender people are respected but sex change is not preformed. | Transgender people are respected but sex change is not preformed. Legalization pending. |
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| Description | No | Transgender people are respected but sex change is not preformed. |
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| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | Socially accepted there. | No |
| Sources | knowledgenuts.com | No |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 2, 2013 |
| Description | No | Socially accepted there. |
| Sources | No | knowledgenuts.com |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "http://transrespect.org/en/map/pathologization-requirement/#"
- Status is not correct "Not socially accepted "