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Entry #1237: Right to change legal gender in India

Original entry by vviet93 vviet93 ()

RegionIndia
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateApr 15, 2014
End Datenow
DescriptionThe Supreme Court of india recognized a third gender that transgender persons can choose to identify themselves in official documents. However, this third gender is very different from what we normally think of a gender-queer individual
Sourceshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/15/india-recognises-transgender-people-third-gender

2 Revisions

2. Revision #522 ( by vviet93)
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NoteThe Supreme Court of india recognized a third gender that transgender persons can choose to identify themselves in official documents. However, this third gender is very different from what we normally think of a gender-queer individualThe Supreme Court of india recognized a third gender that transgendered persons can choose to identify themselves in official documents.
1. Revision #61 ( by vviet93)
Field New Value Old Value (Original)
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, surgery not required
NoteThe Supreme Court of india recognized a third gender that transgendered persons can choose to identify themselves in official documents.The Supreme Court of india recognized a third gender that transgendered person can choose to identify themselves in official documents.

8 Reports

  1. Status is not correct. "Recognize third gender but not from male/female to female/male"
  2. Status is not correct. "The Supreme Court of India, in 2014, through the landmark judgment of NALSA vs Union of India had recognized the third gender while emphasizing that a Sex Reassignment surgery is not a mandate and insistence on the surgery for changing gender in identity documents will be considered illegal. "
  3. Status is not correct. "No gender re-assignment surgery is necessary. http://orinam.net/content/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nalsa_summary_danish.pdf"
  4. Status is not correct. "surgery not required"
  5. Status is not correct. "Surgery is not required after 2014 supreme court judgement."
  6. Status is not correct. "As per the Supreme Court verdict of 2014 in the case of National Legal Services Authority vs. Union of India and others (NALSA verdict for short), it is illegal and immoral to insist on surgery, endocrine therapy or any other medical intervention for legal change of gender. In practice, however, it has been easier for trans people who identify outside the binary (I.e.) as third gender, to change via an affidavit, and more difficult for those who identify within the binary."
  7. Newer law has been passed. "sex changes legal, surgery not required. "
  8. Status is not correct. "Is not necessary to change gender"

2 Accurate Votes

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  2. Anonymous user ·