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| Region | Maranhão |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Intersex only |
| Start Date | Sep 12, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2021, Maranhao began providing legal recognition to intersex people under federal Brazilian law. However, nonbinary people still lack legal recognition. A nonbinary person achieved recognition through a court ruling in October 2024 but this case did not guarantee full recognition to nonbinary people in the state and only applied to the individual. |
| Sources | https://www.cnj.jus.br/novas-regras-permitem-registrar-criancas-com-o-sexo-ignorado-na-dnv/ https://defensoria.ma.def.br/dpema/portal/noticias/8530/imperatriz-defensoria-publica-garante-primeira-retificacao-extrajudicial-de-nome-e-de-genero-para-pessoa-nao-binaria-no-maranhao |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Status will not be changed. Individual case.
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| Description | In 2021, Maranhao began providing legal recognition to intersex people under federal Brazilian law. However, nonbinary people still lack legal recognition. | In 2021, Maranhao began providing legal recognition to intersex people under federal Brazilian law. However, nonbinary people still lack legal recognition. A nonbinary person achieved recognition through a court ruling in October 2024 but this case did not guarantee full recognition to nonbinary people in the state and only applied to the individual. |
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| Sources | https://www.cnj.jus.br/novas-regras-permitem-registrar-criancas-com-o-sexo-ignorado-na-dnv/ | https://www.cnj.jus.br/novas-regras-permitem-registrar-criancas-com-o-sexo-ignorado-na-dnv/ https://defensoria.ma.def.br/dpema/portal/noticias/8530/imperatriz-defensoria-publica-garante-primeira-retificacao-extrajudicial-de-nome-e-de-genero-para-pessoa-nao-binaria-no-maranhao |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Reverting to revision #54479: Turns out it was case by case.
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| End Date | May 8, 2025 | (none) |
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- Status is not correct "https://defensoria.ma.def.br/dpema/portal/noticias/8530/imperatriz-defensoria-publica-garante-primeira-retificacao-extrajudicial-de-nome-e-de-genero-para-pessoa-nao-binaria-no-maranhao"
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding the end date.
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| End Date | (none) | May 8, 2025 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the start date.
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| Start Date | Aug 24, 2021 | Sep 12, 2021 |
| Description | Nationwide; expect in some states. | In 2021, Maranhao began providing legal recognition to intersex people under federal Brazilian law. However, nonbinary people still lack legal recognition. |
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