Entry #2990: Right to change legal gender in Guyana

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RegionGuyana
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionOnly place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018. People cannot legally change their gender in Guyana.
Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/26/transgender-activists-in-guyana-are-fighting-against-archaic-laws/


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Revision by Notdog1996. Is not ambiguous

Old Value New Value (Current)
Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguousIllegal
NoteOnly place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018.Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018.

People cannot legally change their gender in Guyana.
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Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018. 2018. People cannot legally change their gender in Guyana.

Revision by Pizzaslices412653. Cross dressing legal since 2018

Old Value New Value
ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteOnly place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice.Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018.
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Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018.
Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/26/transgender-activists-in-guyana-are-fighting-against-archaic-laws/
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/26/transgender-activists-in-guyana-are-fighting-against-archaic-laws/

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteOnly place in south America that criminalizes this.Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice.
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Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
NoteNot legal possible. Only place in south America that criminalizes this.
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Not legal possible. Only place in south America that criminalizes this.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, no restrictions
NoteNot legal possible.Not legal possible.
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Not legal possible.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
NoteNoNot legal possible.
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No Not legal possible.
SourcesNohttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
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No https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
NoteNot funded by government.No
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Not funded by government. No

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
NoteNoNot funded by government.
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No Not funded by government.

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
NotePeople do preform surgery there.No
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People do preform surgery there. No

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, no restrictions
NoteNoPeople do preform surgery there.
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No People do preform surgery there.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery

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