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| Region | Jordan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is currently no legal gender recognition provided by law in Jordan. In 2014, a trans woman successfully had her legal gender changed after surgery. However such surgery is heavily restricted in Jordan and this was an exceptional case. |
| Sources | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2014/08/jordan-homosexuality-gay-lesbian-rights-lgbt-conservative.html https://www.ammonnews.net/article/208487 https://cairo52.com/countries/jordan/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Start Date | 2014 | (unknown) |
| Description | In Jordan, Medical Responsibility Law is legal about who can undergo sex reassignment surgery. In 2014, a trans woman successfully had her legal gender changed after surgery. However such surgery is heavily restricted in Jordan. | There is currently no legal gender recognition provided by law in Jordan. In 2014, a trans woman successfully had her legal gender changed after surgery. However such surgery is heavily restricted in Jordan and this was an exceptional case. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date and more sources.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 2014 |
| Description | In Jordan, Medical Responsibility Law is legal about who can undergo sex reassignment surgery. | In Jordan, Medical Responsibility Law is legal about who can undergo sex reassignment surgery. In 2014, a trans woman successfully had her legal gender changed after surgery. However such surgery is heavily restricted in Jordan. |
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| Sources | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2014/08/jordan-homosexuality-gay-lesbian-rights-lgbt-conservative.html | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2014/08/jordan-homosexuality-gay-lesbian-rights-lgbt-conservative.html https://www.ammonnews.net/article/208487 https://cairo52.com/countries/jordan/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | In Jordan, Medical Responsibility Law is ambiguous about who can undergo sex reassignment surgery. | In Jordan, Medical Responsibility Law is legal about who can undergo sex reassignment surgery. |
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- Status is not correct "The source didn't talk about transgender medical things, incorrect source."
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, but requires surgery | Ambiguous |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, but requires surgery | Ambiguous |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Jordan | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2014/08/jordan-homosexuality-gay-lesbian-rights-lgbt-conservative.html |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, but requires surgery | Ambiguous |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |