Entry #11412: Right to change legal gender in Chile

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RegionChile
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateDec 27, 2019
End Datenow
DescriptionSince 2019, the Law that Recognises and Protects the Right to Gender Identity (Law No. 21,120) allows transgender people over the age of 14 to legally change their name and gender on all official documents. For persons over 18 years of age, the change is requested by submitting a request to the Civil Registry and Identification Service. Article 4(c) of the law stipulates that it will not be a requirement to have undergone any type of intervention or appearance-modifying treatment. In 1974, Marcia Alejandra Torres became the first person in Chile to legally change her name and gender on the birth certificate after undergo sex reassignment surgery.
Sourceshttps://www.bcn.cl/leyfacil/recurso/ley-de-identidad-de-genero https://www.hrc.org/news/gender-identity-law-takes-effect-in-chile https://otdchile.org/us/tag/gender-identity-law-in-chile-us/ https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/


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Revision by Nathan. Improvements

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NoteChange of name and gender legal since 2019 without surgery. Since 2019, the Law that Recognises and Protects the Right to Gender Identity (Law No. 21,120) allows transgender people over the age of 14 to legally change their name and gender on all official documents. For persons over 18 years of age, the change is requested by submitting a request to the Civil Registry and Identification Service. Article 4(c) of the law stipulates that it will not be a requirement to have undergone any type of intervention or appearance-modifying treatment.
In 1974, Marcia Alejandra Torres became the first person in Chile to legally change her name and gender on the birth certificate after undergo sex reassignment surgery.
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Change of name and gender legal since 2019 without surgery. Since 2019, the Law that Recognises and Protects the Right to Gender Identity (Law No. 21,120) allows transgender people over the age of 14 to legally change their name and gender on all official documents. For persons over 18 years of age, the change is requested by submitting a request to the Civil Registry and Identification Service. Article 4(c) of the law stipulates that it will not be a requirement to have undergone any type of intervention or appearance-modifying treatment. In 1974, Marcia Alejandra Torres became the first person in Chile to legally change her name and gender on the birth certificate after undergo sex reassignment surgery.
Sourceshttps://www.bcn.cl/leyfacil/recurso/ley-de-identidad-de-genero
https://www.hrc.org/news/gender-identity-law-takes-effect-in-chile
https://otdchile.org/us/tag/gender-identity-law-in-chile-us/
https://www.bcn.cl/leyfacil/recurso/ley-de-identidad-de-genero
https://www.hrc.org/news/gender-identity-law-takes-effect-in-chile
https://otdchile.org/us/tag/gender-identity-law-in-chile-us/
https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/
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https://www.bcn.cl/leyfacil/recurso/ley-de-identidad-de-genero https://www.hrc.org/news/gender-identity-law-takes-effect-in-chile https://otdchile.org/us/tag/gender-identity-law-in-chile-us/ https://www.bcn.cl/leyfacil/recurso/ley-de-identidad-de-genero https://www.hrc.org/news/gender-identity-law-takes-effect-in-chile https://otdchile.org/us/tag/gender-identity-law-in-chile-us/ https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/

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Start DateDec 17, 2019Dec 27, 2019
NoteOn December 27, 2019, Chile’s Gender Identity Law -- Ley de Identidad de Género, which provides legal protections for gender identity recognition, went into effect.

Update: January 10, 2020

On December 27, 2019, Chile’s Gender Identity Law -- Ley de Identidad de Género, which provides legal protections for gender identity recognition, went into effect. In a message celebrating the landmark occasion, Alessia Injoque, the current and first transgender woman to serve as Executive President of Fundación Iguales, a leading LGBTQ organization in the country, stated that “the most important thing is that with this, the State recognizes that trans people exist.” With the law, transgender people over age 14 are able to update their names and gender identity on legal documents. HRC celebrates with advocates in Chile who have waited for more than six years since this vital bill was introduced, and another year since it was signed.
Change of name and gender legal since 2019 without surgery.
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On December 27, 2019, Chile’s Gender Identity Law -- Ley de Identidad de Género, which provides legal protections for gender identity recognition, went into effect. Update: January 10, 2020 On December 27, 2019, Chile’s Gender Identity Law -- Ley de Identidad de Género, which provides legal protections for gender identity recognition, went into effect. In a message celebrating the landmark occasion, Alessia Injoque, the current and first transgender woman to serve as Executive President of Fundación Iguales, a leading LGBTQ organization in the country, stated that “the most important thing is that with this, the State recognizes that trans people exist.” With the law, transgender people over age 14 are able to update their names and gender identity on legal documents. HRC celebrates with advocates in Chile who have waited for more than six years since this vital bill was introduced, and another year since it was signed. Change of name and gender legal since 2019 without surgery.

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