Entry #2832: Right to change legal gender in Dominican Republic

Current Version

Region	Dominican Republic
Issue	Right to change legal gender
Status	Illegal
Start Date	past
End Date	now
Description	It is not possible to change legal gender in Dominican Republic
Sources	https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1314476/download https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Reports (1)
Newer law has been passed "People can transition in DR it’s not illegal"
2 weeks ago

	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Value Special	Ambiguous	Illegal
Note	No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.	It is not possible to change legal gender in Dominican Republic
Note	Show Difference No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents. It is not possible to change legal gender in Dominican Republic
Sources	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/	https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1314476/download https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
Sources	Show Difference https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1314476/download https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

	Old Value	New Value
Note	Required legalization. No laws in place.	No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
Note	Show Difference Required legalization. No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Value Special	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Note	Required legalization.	Required legalization. No laws in place.
Note	Show Difference Required legalization. No laws in place.

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, surgery not required	Illegal
Note	No	Required legalization.
Note	Show Difference No Required legalization.

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	Legal, surgery not required
Note	Missing non binary options on documents.	No
Note	Show Difference Missing non binary options on documents. No

	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Value Special	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Value Special	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, surgery not required	Illegal

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	Legal, surgery not required
Note	Full legalization required under 2018 AICHR Ruling.	Missing non binary options on documents.
Note	Show Difference Full legalization required under 2018 AICHR Ruling. Missing non binary options on documents.

	Old Value	New Value
Sources	No	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
Sources	Show Difference No https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, surgery not required	Illegal
Note	No	Full legalization required under 2018 AICHR Ruling.
Note	Show Difference No Full legalization required under 2018 AICHR Ruling.

	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Illegal	Legal, surgery not required