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| Region | New Caledonia |
| 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 New Caledonia. |
| Sources | http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/lgbt_rights_in_new_caledonia 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 (8)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Ausyk yap. New Caledonia was under French law.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 11, 1992 |
| Description | No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents. | In 1992, France began providing legal gender recognition provided that surgery be performed after two court cases. This also applied to New Caledonia. |
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| Sources | http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/lgbt_rights_in_new_caledonia https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/lgbt_rights_in_new_caledonia 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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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing end date.
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| End Date | Sep 1, 2018 | Dec 31, 2016 |
edited by Notdog1996
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| End Date | (none) | Sep 1, 2018 |
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| Sources | http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/lgbt_rights_in_new_caledonia https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#st__vincent_and_the_grenadines | http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/lgbt_rights_in_new_caledonia https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
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| Sources | http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/lgbt_rights_in_new_caledonia | http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/lgbt_rights_in_new_caledonia https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#st__vincent_and_the_grenadines |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, no restrictions | Ambiguous |
| Description | Under French law. | No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents. |