Entry #12072: Right to change legal gender in Saudi Arabia

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RegionSaudi Arabia
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionThere is no legal gender recognition provided in Saudi Arabia.
Sourceshttps://www.arabnews.com/news/564451

https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-2000-undergo-sex-correction-operations-1.80432841


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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing description. Crossdressing being legal doesn’t mean we’re able to change our legal gender.

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DescriptionSharia laws prohibit crossdressingThere is no legal gender recognition provided in Saudi Arabia.
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Sharia laws prohibit crossdressing There is no legal gender recognition provided in Saudi Arabia.

edited by Daniel455907. ………..

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Special StatusAmbiguousIllegal
DescriptionNo Laws in Place.Sharia laws prohibit crossdressing

edited by JuliaB. No Laws in Place.

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Special StatusIllegalAmbiguous
Start DateSep 23, 1932(unknown)
DescriptionSharia Law forbids crossdressing.No Laws in Place.

edited by Pizzaslices412653. Illegal to change gender in Saudi Arabia

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
DescriptionThe surgical procedure by which a transgender person’s physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of their identified gender is legal.Sharia Law forbids crossdressing.
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The surgical procedure by which a transgender person’s physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of their identified gender is legal. Sharia Law forbids crossdressing.

created by johnnypedro

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StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateSep 23, 1932
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe surgical procedure by which a transgender person’s physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of their identified gender is legal.
Sourceshttps://www.arabnews.com/news/564451 https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-2000-undergo-sex-correction-operations-1.80432841
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  • Status is not correct "We don’t allow it will never be allowed and never been done and will never be done And more then 99% against homo "