Current Version
| Region | Syria |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2004 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | In 2004, a Syrian woman named Hiba became the first transgender woman to be licensed for sex reassignment surgery |
| Sources | https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sytuacja_prawna_i_spo%C5%82eczna_os%C3%B3b_LGBT_w_Syrii |
Revision History (4)
Revision by JuliaB. Legal gender change in Syria is possible after undergoing sex reassignment surgery
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Jan 1, 2004 |
| Note | there is no legal gender change in Syria | In 2004, a Syrian woman named Hiba became the first transgender woman to be licensed for sex reassignment surgery |
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| Sources | https://www.amerainternational.org/syria-lgbti-resources | https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sytuacja_prawna_i_spo%C5%82eczna_os%C3%B3b_LGBT_w_Syrii |
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Revision by Canadianstudent03. Gender change is illegal in Syria
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Start Date | 1949 | (NONE) |
| Note | Gender reassignment surgery is needed to change legal gender. | there is no legal gender change in Syria |
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| Sources | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Syria | https://www.amerainternational.org/syria-lgbti-resources |
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Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Note | Gender identity and change is unfortunately illegal and unrecognised in Syria | Gender reassignment surgery is needed to change legal gender. |
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- Sources are invalid or broken "Source: Wikipedia says nothing about transitioning."
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Status is not correct "There is no legal way to change gender in Syria. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Syria#Summary_table)"
Revision by JohnQuebec98. Syria has yet to legalise gender change
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Start Date | 2004 | 1949 |
| Note | Transgender people are allowed to change legal gender. Sex reassignment surgery is allowed for people whose gender is unclear or whose physical features do not match their physiological, biological and genetic characteristics, first case was reported in 2004. | Gender identity and change is unfortunately illegal and unrecognised in Syria |
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| Sources | http://www.gaymiddleeast.com/news/article17.htm | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Syria |
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- Sources are invalid or broken "domain inactive"