Entry #2900: Right to change legal gender in Haiti

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RegionHaiti
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionYou cannot legally change your gender in Haiti.
Sourceshttps://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112312 https://database.ilga.org/haiti-lgbti


Revision History (6)

Revision by Unknownmiles. Gender change in Haiti is illegal

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Start DateJan 1, 2016(NONE)
NoteMissing non binary options.You cannot legally change your gender in Haiti.
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Missing non binary options. You cannot legally change your gender in Haiti.
Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112312
https://database.ilga.org/haiti-lgbti
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112312 https://database.ilga.org/haiti-lgbti

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value New Value
ValueIllegalLegal, no restrictions
NoteNot Possible but required to be fully legalize under 2018 IACHR ruling.Missing non binary options.
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Not Possible but required to be fully legalize under 2018 IACHR ruling. Missing non binary options.
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112312 In Haiti, there are no real laws protecting transgender people and this means we are often faced with difficult situations. For example, I am a very active trans woman and yet, legally, I am still not able to make changes in my official documents. The male gender still appears on my documents. "

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
NoteNoNot Possible but required to be fully legalize under 2018 IACHR ruling.
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No Not Possible but required to be fully legalize under 2018 IACHR ruling.
SourcesNohttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
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No https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Noterequires sterilization No
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requires sterilization No
Sourcestransrespect.org No
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transrespect.org No

Revision by Ausyk

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Start Date(NONE)Jan 1, 2016

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Notedon't knowrequires sterilization
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don't know requires sterilization
SourcesNotransrespect.org
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No transrespect.org

Ausyk created this entry.