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| Region | Oaxaca |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2019, Oaxaca provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification under Article 39 of its Civil Code. This was also provided for minors 12 years and older in 2021 but since 2023, it is provided without age restriction after a federal court ruling. |
| Sources | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250223070225/http://www.periodicooficial.oaxaca.gob.mx/listado.php?d=2019-10-5 https://www.hrw.org/feature/2025/03/11/gender-recognition-mexico-state https://legislacion.scjn.gob.mx/Buscador/Paginas/AbrirDocArticulo.aspx?q=K0xaedzXoEno29y4Xxi0u7F6NREucQqcTimyXcNT/XMIWqMwY2uDsnQXxgv4hJ4UNmVjOUtqzQM+3yjpxlAvog== |
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| Description | In 2019, Oaxaca provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This was also provided for minors 12 years and older in 2021 but since 2023, it is provided without age restriction after a federal court ruling. | In 2019, Oaxaca provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification under Article 39 of its Civil Code. This was also provided for minors 12 years and older in 2021 but since 2023, it is provided without age restriction after a federal court ruling. |
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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/20250223070225/http://www.periodicooficial.oaxaca.gob.mx/listado.php?d=2019-10-5 https://www.hrw.org/feature/2025/03/11/gender-recognition-mexico-state | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250223070225/http://www.periodicooficial.oaxaca.gob.mx/listado.php?d=2019-10-5 https://www.hrw.org/feature/2025/03/11/gender-recognition-mexico-state https://legislacion.scjn.gob.mx/Buscador/Paginas/AbrirDocArticulo.aspx?q=K0xaedzXoEno29y4Xxi0u7F6NREucQqcTimyXcNT/XMIWqMwY2uDsnQXxgv4hJ4UNmVjOUtqzQM+3yjpxlAvog== |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date and more info.
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| Start Date | 2019 | Oct 5, 2019 |
| Description | In 2019, Oaxaca provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This is also provided for minors. | In 2019, Oaxaca provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This was also provided for minors 12 years and older in 2021 but since 2023, it is provided without age restriction after a federal court ruling. |
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| 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/20250223070225/http://www.periodicooficial.oaxaca.gob.mx/listado.php?d=2019-10-5 https://www.hrw.org/feature/2025/03/11/gender-recognition-mexico-state |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2019, Oaxaca provided legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This is also provided for minors. |
| Sources | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf |