Current Version
Region | Marshall Islands |
Issue | Right to change legal gender |
Status | Illegal |
Start Date | past |
End Date | now |
Description | Laws in force in Marshall Islands do not allow for gender marker change in identification documents. (ILGA) |
Sources | https://database.ilga.org/marshall-islands-lgbti https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 |
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Revision by Nathan. Status correction. Source added
Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
Note | The Marshall Islands is home to a cultural "third gender" community, known in Marshallese as kak??. | Laws in force in Marshall Islands do not allow for gender marker change in identification documents. (ILGA) |
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Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Marshall_Islands | https://database.ilga.org/marshall-islands-lgbti https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 |
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Revision by JuliaB. identity of transgender people is recognized
Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
Note | Marshall Islands does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents. | The Marshall Islands is home to a cultural "third gender" community, known in Marshallese as kak??. |
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Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Marshall_Islands |
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Revision by Markissik. Adding source and updating the status
Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
Value Special | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
Note | No laws in place. | Marshall Islands does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents. |
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Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 | |
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Revision by Ausyk
Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Value Special | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
Sources | No | |
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Revision by Ausyk
Old Value | New Value | |
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Note | No | No laws in place. |
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Revision by Ausyk
Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
Value Special | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
Note | No information. | No |
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Revision by Ausyk
Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Value Special | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
Note | No | No information. |
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