Entry #2564: Right to change legal gender in Azerbaijan

Current Version

RegionAzerbaijan
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateApr 5, 1972
End Datenow
Descriptionthe Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
Sourceshttps://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "Availability of Legal Gender Recognition: The government does not permit individuals to change gender identity markers on legal and identifying documents to align them with their gender identity. Source: 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor March 20, 2023 US Only name change is allowed according to wikipedia"


Revision History (17)

Revision by JuliaB. it's possible to change legal gender in azerbaijan after sex reassignment surgery

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Start Date(NONE)Apr 5, 1972
NoteTransgender people can change their name but not their legal gender. the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
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Transgender people can change their name but not their legal gender. the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
Sourceshttps://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/AzerbaijanLegal_E.pdfhttps://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/
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https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/AzerbaijanLegal_E.pdf https://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/

Revision by Pizzaslices412653

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)
Sourceshttps://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdfhttps://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/AzerbaijanLegal_E.pdf
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https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/AzerbaijanLegal_E.pdf

Revision by maddyksf

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
Reports (1)
  • Newer law has been passed "Transgender people are allowed to change their gender according to sex assignment surgery"

Revision by bubblyara

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)

Revision by Muhammadaji2022

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ValueLegal, no restrictions(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteSurgery is allowed but not required. Missing non binary options on documents.Transgender people can change their name but not their legal gender.
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Surgery is allowed but not required. Missing non binary options on documents. Transgender people can change their name but not their legal gender.

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteSurgery is allowed but not required.Surgery is allowed but not required. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Surgery is allowed but not required. Missing non binary options on documents.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
NoteRequires sterilization. Surgery is allowed but not required.
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Requires sterilization. Surgery is allowed but not required.

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteRequires sterilizationRequires sterilization.
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Requires sterilization sterilization.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
NoteNot able to change gender on documents and missing non binary options.Requires sterilization
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Not able to change gender on documents and missing non binary options. Requires sterilization
SourcesNohttps://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf
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No https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trans-mapA_Map2016july.pdf

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
NoteRequires surgery and sterilization.Not able to change gender on documents and missing non binary options.
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Requires surgery and sterilization. Not able to change gender on documents and missing non binary options.

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteRequires surgery.Requires surgery and sterilization.
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Requires surgery. surgery and sterilization.

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteRequires sterilization.Requires surgery.
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Requires sterilization. surgery.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
NoteNoRequires sterilization.
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No Requires sterilization.

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteRequires Sterilization. ruled sterilization not legal by eu.No
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Requires Sterilization. ruled sterilization not legal by eu. No

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteRequires SterilizationRequires Sterilization. ruled sterilization not legal by eu.
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Requires Sterilization Sterilization. ruled sterilization not legal by eu.
Reports (1)
  • Other "Controversy between the status and note field."

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteNoRequires Sterilization
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No Requires Sterilization
Sourcestransrespect.org No
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transrespect.org No

Revision by Ausyk

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SourcesNotransrespect.org
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No transrespect.org

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