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| Region | New York |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Jun 4, 2014 |
| Description | Before 2014, people seeking to change their legal gender in the state of New York require gender-affirming surgery. |
| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://srlp.org/breaking-new-york-state-updates-birth-certificate-policy-removing-surgical-requirement/ https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/new-york-drops-surgery-rule-for-changing-sex-on-birth-certificate-idUSKBN0EG2FJ/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by jadeywadey. crap, mistake in last entry
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | LGBTQ+ people were not recognized before 1969, Sodomy was illegal. Transgender people were referred as "Cross-dressers", there was no explicit laws on transgender people. Stonewall Riots paved the way for new laws to be enacted. | Before 2014, people seeking to change their legal gender in the state of New York require gender-affirming surgery. |
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edited by jadeywadey. just a bad entry
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| End Date | 2000 | Jun 4, 2014 |
| Description | LGBTQ+ people were not recognized before 1969, Sodomy was illegal. Transgender people were referred as "Cross-dressers", there was no explicit laws on transgender people. Stonewall Riots paved the way for new laws to be enacted. | LGBTQ+ people were not recognized before 1969, Sodomy was illegal. Transgender people were referred as "Cross-dressers", there was no explicit laws on transgender people. Stonewall Riots paved the way for new laws to be enacted. |
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| Sources | https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots https://www.leagle.com/decision/198052751ny2d4761481 | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://srlp.org/breaking-new-york-state-updates-birth-certificate-policy-removing-surgical-requirement/ https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/new-york-drops-surgery-rule-for-changing-sex-on-birth-certificate-idUSKBN0EG2FJ/ |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 2000 |
| Description | LGBTQ+ people were not recognized before 1969, Sodomy was illegal. Transgender people were referred as "Cross-dressers", there was no explicit laws on transgender people. Stonewall Riots paved the way for new laws to be enacted. |
| Sources | https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots https://www.leagle.com/decision/198052751ny2d4761481 |