Current Version
| Region | Argentina |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | May 24, 2012 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | People have a right to change their legal gender without approval from a doctor or a judge. Sex reassignment surgery and hormonal treatments are not required, but they are provided by the state for free to anyone who requests them. Several people had had their legal gender changed before the Gender Identity Law through court decisions, including popular actress, TV host and trans woman Flor de la V. |
| Sources | Gender Identity Law [Spanish]: http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Avisos/Imprimir.castle?idAviso=10199860&s=01 New York Times [English]: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/transgender-advocates-hail-argentina-law.html?_r=0&gwh=AD06404B34E064E48FCB165FC675F2F3&gwt=regi |
Revision History (3)
Revision by vviet93
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
Revision by nicoscala
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Sources | Gender Identity Law [SPANISH]: http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Avisos/Imprimir.castle?idAviso=10199860&s=01 New York Times [English]: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/transgender-advocates-hail-argentina-law.html?_r=0&gwh=AD06404B34E064E48FCB165FC675F2F3&gwt=regi | Gender Identity Law [Spanish]: http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Avisos/Imprimir.castle?idAviso=10199860&s=01 New York Times [English]: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/transgender-advocates-hail-argentina-law.html?_r=0&gwh=AD06404B34E064E48FCB165FC675F2F3&gwt=regi |
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Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "Its legal to change your gender, but you are bot obligated to have surgery"
- Status is not correct "As you say in the text, SURGERY IS NOT REQUIRED, but title is wrong"
- Status is not correct "Gender Identity Law does not require any surgery for gender change. It is very clear in this sense, and the process is really simple."
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "This is incorrect. Check Argentina's Gender Identity law."
Revision by nicoscala
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Several people had had their legal gender changed before the Gender Identity Law through court decisions, including actress and trans woman Flor de la V. | People have a right to change their legal gender without approval from a doctor or a judge. Sex reassignment surgery and hormonal treatments are not required, but they are provided by the state for free to anyone who requests them. Several people had had their legal gender changed before the Gender Identity Law through court decisions, including popular actress, TV host and trans woman Flor de la V. |
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| Sources | Gender Indentity Law [SPANISH]: http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Avisos/Imprimir.castle?idAviso=10199860&s=01 New York Times [English]: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/transgender-advocates-hail-argentina-law.html?_r=0&gwh=AD06404B34E064E48FCB165FC675F2F3&gwt=regi | Gender Identity Law [SPANISH]: http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Avisos/Imprimir.castle?idAviso=10199860&s=01 New York Times [English]: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/transgender-advocates-hail-argentina-law.html?_r=0&gwh=AD06404B34E064E48FCB165FC675F2F3&gwt=regi |
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