Current Version
| Region | Ecuador |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Feb 4, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2016, transgender persons are allowed to change their birth name and gender identity (instead of the sex assigned at birth) on legal documents. Since 2024, The Organic Law on Civil Identity and Data Management allows adults to change their name and sex (or gender) one time directly through the register based purely on self-identification. Previously, transgender citizens who sought such changes required two witnesses to attest that the person had been living as the opposite sex for two years. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/EC%20-%20LEG%20-%20Reforming%20Organic%20Law%20on%20Civil%20Identity%20and%20Data%20Management%20(2024)%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf http://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/system/files/ro_ley_organica_de_gestion_de_la_identidad_y_datos_civiles_ro_684_2do_supl_04-02-2015.pdf http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Ecuadorean-Lawmakers-Approve-New-Gender-Identity-Law-20151211-0001.html |
Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | Since 2016, transgender persons are allowed to change their birth name and gender identity (instead of the sex assigned at birth) on legal documents. | Since 2016, transgender persons are allowed to change their birth name and gender identity (instead of the sex assigned at birth) on legal documents. Since 2024, The Organic Law on Civil Identity and Data Management allows adults to change their name and sex (or gender) one time directly through the register based purely on self-identification. Previously, transgender citizens who sought such changes required two witnesses to attest that the person had been living as the opposite sex for two years. |
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| Sources | http://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/system/files/ro_ley_organica_de_gestion_de_la_identidad_y_datos_civiles_ro_684_2do_supl_04-02-2015.pdf http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Ecuadorean-Lawmakers-Approve-New-Gender-Identity-Law-20151211-0001.html | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/EC%20-%20LEG%20-%20Reforming%20Organic%20Law%20on%20Civil%20Identity%20and%20Data%20Management%20(2024)%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf http://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/system/files/ro_ley_organica_de_gestion_de_la_identidad_y_datos_civiles_ro_684_2do_supl_04-02-2015.pdf http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Ecuadorean-Lawmakers-Approve-New-Gender-Identity-Law-20151211-0001.html |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Feb 4, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2016, transgender persons are allowed to change their birth name and gender identity (instead of the sex assigned at birth) on legal documents. |
| Sources | http://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec/es/system/files/ro_ley_organica_de_gestion_de_la_identidad_y_datos_civiles_ro_684_2do_supl_04-02-2015.pdf http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Ecuadorean-Lawmakers-Approve-New-Gender-Identity-Law-20151211-0001.html |