Current Version
Region | Taiwan |
Issue | Right to change legal gender |
Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
Start Date | 1988 |
End Date | Sep 23, 2021 |
Description | Transgender citizens are permitted to change their legal gender in Taiwan provided they undergo gender re-assignment surgery.. In 2008 the Taiwanese Health Department announced it would recommend that female to male transexuals would no longer be required |
Sources | http://www.topnews.in/health/taiwan-accept-sex-change-woman-man-24864 http://groundreport.com/istscare-taiwanese-laws-should-not-require-surgery-to-change-sex/ |
Revision History (3)
Revision by e_seurat. edit data
Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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Start Date | Jan 2008 | 1988 |
Revision by e_seurat. edit data
Old Value | New Value | |
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End Date | Dec 9, 2013 | Sep 23, 2021 |
Revision by vviet93
Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
Start Date | Oct 2008 | Jan 2008 |
End Date | (NONE) | Dec 9, 2013 |
Reports (2)
- Other "Because of the Taiwan court, since 2021 surgery is not required to change the name on documents "
- Date is incorrect "New law came into effect as of December 9th, 2014"