Current Version
| Region | Chihuahua |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Nov 21, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2019, Chihuahua has provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. Despite the lack of an administrative process, a Supreme Court ruling has enabled this in practice without the need of an amparo. |
| Sources | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200920020131/https://www.proceso.com.mx/608332/en-chihuahua-personas-trans-pueden-adecuar-acta-de-nacimiento-sin-un-amparo https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/31/trans-rights-mexico-progress-and-challenges |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Technically no law but SC overrules.
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| Description | Since 2019, Chihuahua has provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. | Since 2019, Chihuahua has provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. Despite the lack of an administrative process, a Supreme Court ruling has enabled this in practice without the need of an amparo. |
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| Sources | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200920020131/https://www.proceso.com.mx/608332/en-chihuahua-personas-trans-pueden-adecuar-acta-de-nacimiento-sin-un-amparo | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200920020131/https://www.proceso.com.mx/608332/en-chihuahua-personas-trans-pueden-adecuar-acta-de-nacimiento-sin-un-amparo https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/31/trans-rights-mexico-progress-and-challenges |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Sources | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200920020131/https://www.proceso.com.mx/608332/en-chihuahua-personas-trans-pueden-adecuar-acta-de-nacimiento-sin-un-amparo |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Crap. Wrong source.
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| Sources | https://www.telemundo20.com/noticias/local/celebra-comunidad-trans-en-baja-california-la-aprobacion-de-ley-de-identidad-de-genero/2178214/ | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2019, Chihuahua has provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. |
| Sources | https://www.telemundo20.com/noticias/local/celebra-comunidad-trans-en-baja-california-la-aprobacion-de-ley-de-identidad-de-genero/2178214/ |