Entry #2865: Right to change legal gender in Montenegro

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Region	Montenegro
Issue	Right to change legal gender
Status	Legal, but requires surgery
Start Date	Aug 4, 2008
End Date	(none)
Description	Montenegro passed Law No. 01-382/13 in 2008 which provides for legal gender recognition. However, surgery is required.
Sources	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf http://sluzbenilist.me/pregled-dokumenta/?id={22056243-3CB8-4B69-A2D5-EF2E3ECE9AE7}
Federal Law	Yes

Revision History (19)

Apr 13, 2025

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Replacing ILGA source.

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Description	Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced. Missing non binary options on documents. Changes pending.	Montenegro passed Law No. 01-382/13 in 2008 which provides for legal gender recognition. However, surgery is required.
Description	Show Difference Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced. Missing non binary options on documents. Changes pending. Montenegro passed Law No. 01-382/13 in 2008 which provides for legal gender recognition. However, surgery is required.
Federal Law	No	Yes
Sources	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/ME%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%20on%20Registry%20Books%20(2008)%20-%20TR%20(en).pdf	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf http://sluzbenilist.me/pregled-dokumenta/?id={22056243-3CB8-4B69-A2D5-EF2E3ECE9AE7}
Sources	Show Difference https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/ME%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%20on%20Registry%20Books%20(2008)%20-%20TR%20(en).pdf https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf http://sluzbenilist.me/pregled-dokumenta/?id={22056243-3CB8-4B69-A2D5-EF2E3ECE9AE7}

Mar 3, 2025

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding additional source and date.

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	Old Value	New Value
Start Date	(unknown)	Aug 4, 2008
Sources	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/ME%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%20on%20Registry%20Books%20(2008)%20-%20TR%20(en).pdf
Sources	Show Difference https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/ME%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%20on%20Registry%20Books%20(2008)%20-%20TR%20(en).pdf

Sep 7, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced. Changes pending.	Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced. Missing non binary options on documents. Changes pending.
Description	Show Difference Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced. Changes pending. Missing non binary options on documents. Changes pending.

Reports (1)
Date is incorrect "requires surgeries in order to change gender marker, which are not performed in montenegro "
Mar 3, 2024

Sep 7, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Sources	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf
Sources	Show Difference https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf

Aug 25, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced.	Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced. Changes pending.
Description	Show Difference Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced. Changes pending.

Jul 25, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Requires surgery and sterilization.	Requires surgery and sterilization. Not enforced.

Jul 20, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	Legal, but requires surgery
Description	Under recent revision.	Requires surgery and sterilization.

Jul 20, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, but requires surgery	Legal, no restrictions
Description	Requires surgery and sterilization.	Under recent revision.

Jul 13, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	Legal, but requires surgery
Description	Requires social and physical.	Requires surgery and sterilization.

Jun 22, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, but requires surgery	Legal, no restrictions

Jun 17, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	Legal, but requires surgery

Apr 23, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, but requires surgery	Legal, no restrictions
Description	Requires surgery and sterilization.	Requires social and physical.

Mar 18, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	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/

Feb 26, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	No	Requires surgery and sterilization.

Feb 2, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	Legal, but requires surgery

Nov 6, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, but requires surgery	Legal, no restrictions

Oct 22, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	Requires sterilization.	No

Sep 20, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	Legal, but requires surgery

Jul 30, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Legal, no restrictions
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Requires sterilization.
Sources	No