Current Version
| Region | Taiwan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Dec 9, 2013 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Still the same as before, it requires psychiatric evaluations and sexual reassignment surgeries for an individual's gender identity to be recognized. |
| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwan-rejects-progressive-trans-policy151214 |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "Law passed in 2021 removing the necessity for surgery to change gender identity."
- Status is not correct "The linked source doesn't say that it doesn't require surgery, so that's an incorrect interpretation of that page"
- Status is not correct "Since January 2015, transgender persons in Taiwan no longer have to undergo surgery to change their legal gender. https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwan-allow-gender-change-without-surgery-month251214/"
Revision History (1)
Revision by vviet93
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Transgender persons can now change their legal gender without having had sexual reassignment surgeries. | Still the same as before, it requires psychiatric evaluations and sexual reassignment surgeries for an individual's gender identity to be recognized. |
| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwan-allows-legal-gender-changes-without-transitioning091213 | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwan-rejects-progressive-trans-policy151214 |