Current Version
| Region | Panama |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 2006 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Since 2006, transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after cundergone gender affirming surgery according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31) In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/panama-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/PA%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%2031%20(2006)%20-%20OR%20(es).pdf http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
Revision History (6)
Revision by Nathan. Status correction, sources added
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Mar 16, 2018 | 2006 |
| Description | Not required since 2016. Missing non binary option on documents. | Since 2006, transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after cundergone gender affirming surgery according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31) In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. |
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| Sources | http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://database.ilga.org/panama-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/PA%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%2031%20(2006)%20-%20OR%20(es).pdf http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 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 Notdog1996. Fixing the date
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2023 | (NONE) |
Revision by Notdog1996. Trying to fix the dates. This is the current entry
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Jul 31, 2006 | Mar 16, 2018 |
| End Date | Mar 16, 2018 | 2023 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | Feb 26, 2018 | Mar 16, 2018 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | Feb 21, 2018 | Feb 26, 2018 |
| Sources | http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 | http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 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 (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | Oct 13, 2017 | Feb 21, 2018 |
| Description | Not required since 2016. | Not required since 2016. Missing non binary option on documents. |
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