Current Version
| Region | Venezuela |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Law does not allow gender marker change in identification documents. According to ILGA, Article 146 of the Civil Registry Law nominally allows the change of name based on gender but requests by transgender people are denied by the Civil Registry |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/venezuela-lgbti https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ |
Revision History (1)
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, surgery not required | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jun 12, 2017 | (NONE) |
| Note | The courts allow legal gender change after undergoing medical, psychiatric and psychological examinations. Individuals must submit a certified copy of their birth certificate and a medical report signed by professionals that demonstrates the truth of their declared sexual identity. | Law does not allow gender marker change in identification documents. According to ILGA, Article 146 of the Civil Registry Law nominally allows the change of name based on gender but requests by transgender people are denied by the Civil Registry |
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| Sources | https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ | https://database.ilga.org/venezuela-lgbti https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ |
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