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| Region | Macau |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No system is currently in place as highlighted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2020 and the case of "Avery", a transgender woman and Rainbow Macau when they highlighted the abuse transgender youth face and the government's lack of progress. |
| Sources | https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/group-supports-transgender-people-requesting-id-gender-change.html https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2fPPRiCAqhKb7yhsr2bAznTIrtkyo4FUNHETCS5fLd%2fyEz5%2fuGpEl%2b3kHPzAQs6Z1IZtAVGaHlyxfMvsmSL7c6079BQbD8z5Xj%2bamPBMwh3AGIKioWj%2bWTddm9Q7cjDbdEqUHQDIJKrbJ1U%2fA%3d%3d |
Revision History (7)
edited by jadeywadey. Was completely wrong and potentially politically biased.
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | surgery can be preformed but not required as being part of china. | No system is currently in place as highlighted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2020 and the case of "Avery", a transgender woman and Rainbow Macau when they highlighted the abuse transgender youth face and the government's lack of progress. |
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| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/group-supports-transgender-people-requesting-id-gender-change.html https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2fPPRiCAqhKb7yhsr2bAznTIrtkyo4FUNHETCS5fLd%2fyEz5%2fuGpEl%2b3kHPzAQs6Z1IZtAVGaHlyxfMvsmSL7c6079BQbD8z5Xj%2bamPBMwh3AGIKioWj%2bWTddm9Q7cjDbdEqUHQDIJKrbJ1U%2fA%3d%3d |
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| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "Gender Change is not recognized in Macau SAR, China, unlike the Mainland, HKSAR, and Taiwan Province
https://www.plataformamedia.com/en/2023/09/08/transgenders-dont-exist-in-the-eyes-of-the-law/"
- Status is not correct "Illegal, there is no law on changing gender marker in Macau"
- Status is not correct "there is no legal way to change legal gender"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Macau has the same rules as mainland china on this subject which means it requires proof of sex reassignment surgery"
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | as being part of china. | surgery can be preformed but not required as being part of china. |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No | as being part of china. |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Description | as being part of china. | No |