Current Version
| Region | Cuba |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jul 18, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power (NAPP) approved a law allowing transgender people to self-declare their gender on official documents without first undergoing surgery. The law will allow citizens to change their gender marker on identification cards by request, and will no longer require applicants to provide a court order or proof of bottom surgery. |
| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/cuba-gender-recognition-surgical-requirement https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/07/24/cuba-aprova-nova-lei-de-identidade-que-permite-mudanca-de-genero-em-documentos/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by Raven_cake. Removing the end date because the law is in force
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| End Date | Jul 18, 2025 | (none) |
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| End Date | 2025 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jul 18, 2025 |
| End Date | 2025 |
| Description | Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power (NAPP) approved a law allowing transgender people to self-declare their gender on official documents without first undergoing surgery. The law will allow citizens to change their gender marker on identification cards by request, and will no longer require applicants to provide a court order or proof of bottom surgery. |
| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/cuba-gender-recognition-surgical-requirement https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/07/24/cuba-aprova-nova-lei-de-identidade-que-permite-mudanca-de-genero-em-documentos/ |