Current Version
| Region | Nigeria |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria. |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide |
Revision History (18)
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
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| Description | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria. |
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Revision by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Unknown. | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. | Unknown. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "The source cited says it is impossible to be legally sex-reassigned "
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | A woman came back to work after a sex change. | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | A man came back to work after a sex change. | A woman came back to work after a sex change. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Not possible to change documents. | A man came back to work after a sex change. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Not possible. | Not possible to change documents. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Not possible to change documents. | Not possible. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Sources | 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.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Not possible. | Not possible to change documents. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Considered that homosexuality is illegal. most likely this is illegal too. lgbt topics and people are taboo. | Not possible. |
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| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Description | No | Considered that homosexuality is illegal. most likely this is illegal too. lgbt topics and people are taboo. |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Description | Requires sterilization as well | No |
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| Sources | transrespect.org | No |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No | Requires sterilization as well |
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| Sources | No | transrespect.org |
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