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| Region | Kuwait |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Partially restricted |
| Start Date | Feb 16, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Kuwait, In February 2022, Kuwait’s Constitutional Court struck down the "imitation of the opposite sex" provision of Article 198, declaring it unconstitutional due to its vague wording, but public facilities remain strictly divided by biological sex, and general, uncodified public morality and Sharia-based laws are still used by authorities to police public spaces. |
| Sources | https://dawnmena.org/transgender-discrimination-continues-in-kuwait-despite-a-court-ruling/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/kuwait-overturning-law-that-criminalized-imitation-of-the-opposite-sex-a-breakthrough-for-transgender-rights/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding the start date.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Sources | https://dawnmena.org/transgender-discrimination-continues-in-kuwait-despite-a-court-ruling/ | https://dawnmena.org/transgender-discrimination-continues-in-kuwait-despite-a-court-ruling/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/02/kuwait-overturning-law-that-criminalized-imitation-of-the-opposite-sex-a-breakthrough-for-transgender-rights/ |
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created by ObservantClippy
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Partially restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Kuwait, In February 2022, Kuwait’s Constitutional Court struck down the "imitation of the opposite sex" provision of Article 198, declaring it unconstitutional due to its vague wording, but public facilities remain strictly divided by biological sex, and general, uncodified public morality and Sharia-based laws are still used by authorities to police public spaces. |
| Sources | https://dawnmena.org/transgender-discrimination-continues-in-kuwait-despite-a-court-ruling/ |