Entry #2990: Right to change legal gender in Guyana

Current Version

RegionGuyana
IssueRight to change legal gender
Statusambiguous
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionOnly place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018.
Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/26/transgender-activists-in-guyana-are-fighting-against-archaic-laws/


Revision History (11)

Revision by Pizzaslices412653. Cross dressing legal since 2018

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegal
Value Specialambiguous
NoteOnly place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice.Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice. Decriminalized cross dressing in 2018.
Sourceshttps://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://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/26/transgender-activists-in-guyana-are-fighting-against-archaic-laws/

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteOnly place in south America that criminalizes this.Only place in south America that criminalizes this. currently being reviewed by the Caribbean court of Justice.

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ValueLegal, surgery not requiredIllegal
NoteNot legal possible. Only place in south America that criminalizes this.

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ValueIllegalLegal, surgery not required
NoteNot legal possible.Not legal possible.

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ValueLegal, surgery not requiredIllegal
NoteNoNot legal possible.
SourcesNohttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, surgery not required
NoteNot funded by government.No

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
NoteNoNot funded by government.

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ValueLegal, surgery not requiredIllegal
NotePeople do preform surgery there.No

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ValueIllegalLegal, surgery not required
NoteNoPeople do preform surgery there.

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal

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Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery

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