Current Version
| Region | Egypt |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jun 9, 1994 |
| End Date | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Description | A loophole was frequently used by trans people in the Civil Status Law of 1994 in Egypt to change their legal gender in the absence of a legal gender recognition process. However, cases required surgery for acceptance. Until 2024, the Ministry of Interior adopted a "don't ask, don't tell" policy in relation to this. |
| Sources | https://egyptindependent.com/transgender-egypt-sex-reassignment-surgical-procedures-around-world/ https://cairo52.com/2024/12/12/egypt-moves-to-close-a-loophole-allowing-transgender-individuals-access-to-legal-gender-recognition/ https://lawyeregypt.net/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%83%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%af%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%b1%d9%82%d9%85-143-%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%86/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by jadeywadey. fixed a minor date clash
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1 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | Dec 12, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Amending the entry as the loophole was closed in 2024.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 9, 1994 |
| End Date | (none) | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Description | Yes, gender reassignment surgery is allowed and can be underwent in the country after getting an approval from the Al-Azhar Mosque or the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. | A loophole was frequently used by trans people in the Civil Status Law of 1994 in Egypt to change their legal gender in the absence of a legal gender recognition process. However, cases required surgery for acceptance. Until 2024, the Ministry of Interior adopted a "don't ask, don't tell" policy in relation to this. |
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| Sources | https://egyptindependent.com/transgender-egypt-sex-reassignment-surgical-procedures-around-world/ | https://egyptindependent.com/transgender-egypt-sex-reassignment-surgical-procedures-around-world/ https://cairo52.com/2024/12/12/egypt-moves-to-close-a-loophole-allowing-transgender-individuals-access-to-legal-gender-recognition/ https://lawyeregypt.net/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%83%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%af%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%b1%d9%82%d9%85-143-%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%86/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "There is no sex transitioning surgery allowed"
- Newer law has been passed "The surgeries allowed in Egypt for gender/sex is for people who are technically born with internal male reproductive system but externally have a female reproductive system and vise versa "
- Status is not correct "It's only allowed for Intersex people. If you're perfectly fine, you're not allowed to transition."
created by Antinousosiris
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-1 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Yes, gender reassignment surgery is allowed and can be underwent in the country after getting an approval from the Al-Azhar Mosque or the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. |
| Sources | https://egyptindependent.com/transgender-egypt-sex-reassignment-surgical-procedures-around-world/ |
Reports (2)
- Other "I’m being told on Reddit that if you get a sex change you can be imprisoned or killed"
- Status is not correct "Mostly people with intersex characteristics are approved to start the legal transition of gender documenation and only after medical transitioning is fulfilled..
The whole situation is difficult for intersex-trans people, it's unfair to call it anywhere near legal/ambiguous in its legality.
The law is actually about transgender people, but in practice, it requires so much luck and effort to actually transition without being intersex, and even then, transgender people are tread like metal illness patients, and not as people of a different gender/gender identity."