Entry #12121: Right to change legal gender in Zambia

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RegionZambia
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusAmbiguous
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionSection 9(2) of the National Registration Act 19 of 1964 could possibly be used to change a person’s sex description.
Sourceshttps://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Zambia.pdf


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Revision History (3)

edited by JuliaB. No laws in place.

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Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Special Status(REMOVED)Ambiguous
DescriptionNo law in place about changing gender in Zambia, however transgender people are often arrested convicted of practicing Homosexuality. Transgenderism and Homosexualality is often mixed up.Section 9(2) of the National Registration Act 19 of 1964 could possibly be used to change a person’s sex description.
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No law in place about changing gender in Zambia, however transgender people are often arrested convicted of practicing Homosexuality. Transgenderism and Homosexualality is often mixed up. Section 9(2) of the National Registration Act 19 of 1964 could possibly be used to change a person’s sex description.
Sourceshttps://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Zambia.pdf
https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/zambia/intersex-transgender-people-zambia-self-administer-hormones-avoid-discrimination-arrest/
https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Zambia.pdf
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https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Zambia.pdf https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/zambia/intersex-transgender-people-zambia-self-administer-hormones-avoid-discrimination-arrest/ https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Zambia.pdf

edited by Notdog1996. It is not ambiguous

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Old Value (Original) New Value
Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Special StatusAmbiguous(REMOVED)

created by Willow

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Original entry
StatusAmbiguous
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo law in place about changing gender in Zambia, however transgender people are often arrested convicted of practicing Homosexuality. Transgenderism and Homosexualality is often mixed up.
Sourceshttps://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Zambia.pdf https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/zambia/intersex-transgender-people-zambia-self-administer-hormones-avoid-discrimination-arrest/