Current Version
| Region | England |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Apr 4, 2005 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Gender Recognition Act 2004 |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7/contents |
Revision History (2)
Revision by Macie. Requires a medical diagnosis thus changed
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2005 | Apr 4, 2005 |
| Description | Gender Recognition Act 2004 | |
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| Sources | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom#An_equal_age_of_consent | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7/contents |
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Reports (15)
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed "TEST"
- Status is not correct "doesn’t require surgery to change gender, however it is helpful and given as supporting evidence "
- Status is not correct "Requires 2 Medical Reports but not surgery."
- Status is not correct "https://www.gov.uk/apply-gender-recognition-certificate requires a diagnosis of gender dysphoria but not necessarily surgery"
- Status is not correct "Surgery is not required for a GRC in the UK, the wiki source linked agrees"
- Status is not correct "Can change on legal documents with a doctors letter, but you can't get a gender recognition certificate unless you go in front of court. Surgery is not needed anymore. "
- Status is not correct "It is legal with no requirement for surgery, however is a medicalised process requiring a diagnosis of gender dysphoria as mental health disorder, and intrusive medical reports before recognition can be obtained."
- Status is not correct "The source linked plainly says surgery isn't required."
- Note field is incorrect "Surgery is NOT required."
- Status is not correct "Surgery is not required under Gender Recognition Act 2004"
- Status is not correct "In the UK, you don't need a surgery to change your legal gender. Sources: http://www.nataliegambleassociates.co.uk/knowledge-centre/changing-your-legal-gender-in-the-uk and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Recognition_Act_2004"
- Status is not correct "Legal, but required 2 years living as chosen gender before you can change birth certificate and change gender with hmrc"
- Status is not correct "England does not require surgery to legally recognise gender. To quote WIkipedia:
'Transgender people must present evidence to a Gender Recognition Panel, which considers their case and issues a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC); they must have transitioned two years before a GRC is issued. It is not a requirement for sex reassignment surgery to have taken place, although such surgery will be accepted as part of the supporting evidence for a case where it has taken place.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom#An_equal_age_of_consent
https://www.gov.uk/apply-gender-recognition-certificate/overview"
- Status is not correct "You do not have to have surgery in order to change your gender on legal documents. You have to have proof of a diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria, if under 18 this would be a letter from your psychothereapist, if over 18 this would be a gender recognition certificate. https://www.gov.uk/apply-gender-recognition-certificate/overview
https://www.gov.uk/changing-passport-information/changing-your-gender
https://www.gov.uk/correct-birth-registration"