Entry #11346: Right to change legal gender in Syria

Current Version

RegionSyria
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start Date1949
End Datenow
DescriptionGender reassignment surgery is needed to change legal gender.
Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Syria
Reports (1)
  • 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 History (2)

Revision by GeorgieTheOrgie. Inaccurate Status

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
NoteGender identity and change is unfortunately illegal and unrecognised in Syria Gender reassignment surgery is needed to change legal gender.

Revision by JohnQuebec98. Syria has yet to legalise gender change

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Start Date2004-01-011949-01-01
NoteTransgender 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
Sourceshttp://www.gaymiddleeast.com/news/article17.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Syria
Reports (1)
  • Sources are invalid or broken "domain inactive"

Muhammadaji2022 created this entry.