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| Region | Malta |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Description | The Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (GIGESC) Act, passed by Malta in April 2015 (Act XI of 2015), is a landmark law that established a fast, transparent, and administrative process for legal gender recognition based solely on self-determination. It removed the need for medical, psychological, or judicial intervention (such as forced sterilization or diagnosis) to change one's legal gender. |
| Sources | https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/540/eng/pdf |
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| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Description | The Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (GIGESC) Act, passed by Malta in April 2015 (Act XI of 2015), is a landmark law that established a fast, transparent, and administrative process for legal gender recognition based solely on self-determination. It removed the need for medical, psychological, or judicial intervention (such as forced sterilization or diagnosis) to change one's legal gender. |
| Sources | https://legislation.mt/eli/cap/540/eng/pdf |