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| Region | Fiji |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | In Fiji, there are no third-gender options for documents like passports, drivers licenses, birth certificates, ETC. Although there is no legal recognition, Fiji has a group of people who belong to a traditional third gender. They are called "vaka sa lewa lewa." These individuals have a special role in society that is respected and recognized. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/fiji-lgbti https://teara.govt.nz/en/gender-diversity/page-1 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. adding more info and link
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| Description | In Fiji, there are no third-gender options for documents like passports, drivers licenses, birth certificates, ETC. | In Fiji, there are no third-gender options for documents like passports, drivers licenses, birth certificates, ETC. Although there is no legal recognition, Fiji has a group of people who belong to a traditional third gender. They are called "vaka sa lewa lewa." These individuals have a special role in society that is respected and recognized. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/fiji-lgbti | https://database.ilga.org/fiji-lgbti https://teara.govt.nz/en/gender-diversity/page-1 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing description and changing link from Wikipedia to ilga
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| Description | not regognized | In Fiji, there are no third-gender options for documents like passports, drivers licenses, birth certificates, ETC. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Fiji | https://database.ilga.org/fiji-lgbti |
created by Samuel_NOT_Samuele
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | not regognized |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Fiji |