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| Region | Uganda |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Mar 26, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Only people born as intersex could change their ID from male to female or female to male following surgery certified by a medical doctor. |
| Sources | https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/trans-uganda-gender-change/ https://ulii.org/akn/ug/act/2015/4/eng@2015-03-26#:~:text=%281%29%20This%20Act%20applies%20to%20the%20registration%20of,and%20the%20United%20Nations%20High%20Commissioner%20for%20Refugees. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Adding entry, not unknown
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Mar 26, 2015 |
| Description | Unknown. | Only people born as intersex could change their ID from male to female or female to male following surgery certified by a medical doctor. |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/trans-uganda-gender-change/ https://ulii.org/akn/ug/act/2015/4/eng@2015-03-26#:~:text=%281%29%20This%20Act%20applies%20to%20the%20registration%20of,and%20the%20United%20Nations%20High%20Commissioner%20for%20Refugees. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Not possible to change gender on documents. | Unknown. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Not possible. | Not possible to change gender on documents. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Description | Requires surgery and sterilization. | Not possible. |
| Sources | www.hrw.org | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | Homosexuality is still illegal there. | Only cant change gender marker. |