Current Version
| Region | Martinique |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Dec 11, 1992 |
| End Date | Dec 31, 2016 |
| Description | In 1992, France began providing legal gender recognition provided that surgery be performed after two court cases. This also applied to Martinique. |
| Sources | https://www.coe.int/en/web/impact-convention-human-rights/-/legal-battle-leads-to-stronger-transsexual-rights https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/FR%20-%20JUR%20-%20Court%20of%20Cassation%20Judgment%20no.%2091-11.900%20(1992)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(fr).pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/FR%20-%20JUR%20-%20Court%20of%20Cassation%20Judgment%20no.%2091-12.373%20(1992)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(fr).pdf |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing end date as it changed in 2017.
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| End Date | Aug 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2016 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more information.
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1992 | Dec 11, 1992 |
| End Date | Sep 1, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Description | No surgery required since 2018: it was only required prior to this year under French laws. Non-binary options have been missing on documents. | In 1992, France began providing legal gender recognition provided that surgery be performed after two court cases. This also applied to Martinique. |
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| Sources | https://www.coe.int/en/web/impact-convention-human-rights/-/legal-battle-leads-to-stronger-transsexual-rights | https://www.coe.int/en/web/impact-convention-human-rights/-/legal-battle-leads-to-stronger-transsexual-rights https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/FR%20-%20JUR%20-%20Court%20of%20Cassation%20Judgment%20no.%2091-11.900%20(1992)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(fr).pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/FR%20-%20JUR%20-%20Court%20of%20Cassation%20Judgment%20no.%2091-12.373%20(1992)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(fr).pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1992 |
| End Date | Sep 1, 2018 |
| Description | No surgery required since 2018: it was only required prior to this year under French laws. Non-binary options have been missing on documents. |
| Sources | https://www.coe.int/en/web/impact-convention-human-rights/-/legal-battle-leads-to-stronger-transsexual-rights |