Entry #12257: Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Uganda

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RegionUganda
IssueLegal recognition of non-binary gender
StatusNot legally recognized
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Uganda, non-binary people do not have the ability to legally identify as such on official documentation.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda


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DescriptionThe law do not provide the option of identifying as “non-binary/intersex/gender non-conforming.”In Uganda, non-binary people do not have the ability to legally identify as such on official documentation.
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The law do not provide the option of identifying as “non-binary/intersex/gender non-conforming.” In Uganda, non-binary people do not have the ability to legally identify as such on official documentation.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/ugandahttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda
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https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda

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StatusNot legally recognized
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe law do not provide the option of identifying as “non-binary/intersex/gender non-conforming.”
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uganda
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "Ambiguous : Only people born as intersex could change their ID from male to female or female to male following surgery certified by a medical doctor. (May 26, 2015) https://database.ilga.org/uganda-lgbti"