Current Version
| Region | South Korea |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | In a victory for LGBTQ rights, South Korea's supreme court ruled that transgender people have the right to change their legal sex status, regardless of whether they have underage children. These guidelines include abusive or discriminatory requirements, such being at least 19 years old themselves, as well as being unmarried, diagnosed with “transsexualism” and having undergone hormone therapy and been sterilized. |
| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/south-korea-supreme-court-ruling-on-legal-gender-recognition-an-important-step-forward-for-transgender-rights/, https://www.npr.org/2022/11/25/1139190242/south-koreas-supreme-court-rules-on-legal-transgender-recognition |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "cannot have kids"
Revision History (3)
Revision by ckd. added a source
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| Description | There is no law governing legal gender recognition in South Korea, which means that applicants must apply for legal gender recognition through the courts in accordance with the “Guidelines for the Handling of Petition for Legal Sex Change Permit of Transgender People” adopted by the Supreme Court in 2006. These guidelines include abusive or discriminatory requirements, such being at least 19 years old themselves, as well as being unmarried, diagnosed with “transsexualism” and having undergone hormone therapy and been sterilized. | In a victory for LGBTQ rights, South Korea's supreme court ruled that transgender people have the right to change their legal sex status, regardless of whether they have underage children. These guidelines include abusive or discriminatory requirements, such being at least 19 years old themselves, as well as being unmarried, diagnosed with “transsexualism” and having undergone hormone therapy and been sterilized. |
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| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/south-korea-supreme-court-ruling-on-legal-gender-recognition-an-important-step-forward-for-transgender-rights/ | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/south-korea-supreme-court-ruling-on-legal-gender-recognition-an-important-step-forward-for-transgender-rights/, https://www.npr.org/2022/11/25/1139190242/south-koreas-supreme-court-rules-on-legal-transgender-recognition |
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Revision by rainbowmit1. Corrected error
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Mar 22, 2013 | (NONE) |
| Description | Transgender persons are permitted to change their gender without having had sexual reassignment surgeries. | There is no law governing legal gender recognition in South Korea, which means that applicants must apply for legal gender recognition through the courts in accordance with the “Guidelines for the Handling of Petition for Legal Sex Change Permit of Transgender People” adopted by the Supreme Court in 2006. These guidelines include abusive or discriminatory requirements, such being at least 19 years old themselves, as well as being unmarried, diagnosed with “transsexualism” and having undergone hormone therapy and been sterilized. |
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| Sources | http://transgriot.blogspot.ca/2013/03/south-korean-court-rules-trans-people.html | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/south-korea-supreme-court-ruling-on-legal-gender-recognition-an-important-step-forward-for-transgender-rights/ |
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Revision by beeurd
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
Reports (6)
- Status is not correct "Read source. "
- Status is not correct "entry should be from 22 Mar 2013 to 2017, "Legal, surgery not required for trans men""
- Status is not correct "Should not say "requires surgery"; the ruling in 2013 established trans men not having to get surgery, and in 2017 it was established for trans women"
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "In 2013 a court ruled that transsexuals can change their legal sex without undergoing genital surgery: http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/578323.html"
- Other "It is contradictory. It says the country requires surgery, but the details say otherwise?"