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| Region | Jamaica |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | A person's gender identity is not legally recognized in Jamaica. For all official purposes, gender assigned at birth overrules gender identity. One does not have the right to change their legal gender. |
| Sources | https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2021/january/20210108_first-ever-jamaica-transgender-strategy-looks-beyond-health https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/human_rights_violation_report_2022_1_ https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/grl_policy_brief https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/jamaica/ - section 6, paragraph 35 |
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edited by jadeywadey. adding an extra source
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| Description | A person's gender identity is not legally recognized in Jamaica. For all official purposes, gender assigned at birth overrules gender identity. One does not have the right to change their legal gender. | A person's gender identity is not legally recognized in Jamaica. For all official purposes, gender assigned at birth overrules gender identity. One does not have the right to change their legal gender. |
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| Sources | https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2021/january/20210108_first-ever-jamaica-transgender-strategy-looks-beyond-health https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/human_rights_violation_report_2022_1_ https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/grl_policy_brief | https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2021/january/20210108_first-ever-jamaica-transgender-strategy-looks-beyond-health https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/human_rights_violation_report_2022_1_ https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/grl_policy_brief https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/jamaica/ - section 6, paragraph 35 |
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edited by daikman. This entry was innacurate as noted by several reports, and the source link was broken. It claimed that you can change your legal gender in Jamaica, which is not true. Numerous activist groups (e.g., TransWave Jamaica) are currently fighting for that right.
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | It is preformed for who need it. Missing non binary options on documents. | A person's gender identity is not legally recognized in Jamaica. For all official purposes, gender assigned at birth overrules gender identity. One does not have the right to change their legal gender. |
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| Sources | http://www.yardflex.com/2016/02/sex-change-for-2-jamaicans-born-as-girls.html | https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2021/january/20210108_first-ever-jamaica-transgender-strategy-looks-beyond-health https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/human_rights_violation_report_2022_1_ https://issuu.com/transwaveja/docs/grl_policy_brief |
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- Other "Two current statuses"
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| Description | It is preformed for who need it. | It is preformed for who need it. Missing non binary options on documents. |
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- Status is not correct "Gender switches are not legal in Jamaica, the link which suggests so doesn't even work. "
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "There has never been a legal way for transgender people to change their legal gender in Jamaica. "
- Status is not correct
- Sources are invalid or broken "Source only available in archive.org. Also I do not see in the source that one can legally change registered sex in Jamaica. "
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| Description | It is preformed for who need it. Not allowed to change documents. | It is preformed for who need it. |
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- Status is not correct "Transgender persons are not allowed to change their gender in Jamaica.
Source
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Jamaica"
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| Start Date | Feb 4, 2016 | (unknown) |
| Description | It is preformed for who need it. | It is preformed for who need it. Not allowed to change documents. |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | No | It is preformed for who need it. |
| Sources | No | http://www.yardflex.com/2016/02/sex-change-for-2-jamaicans-born-as-girls.html |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Description | Requries sterilization | No |
| Sources | transrespect.org | No |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | Homosexuality is still illegal in the Americas. | Requries sterilization |
| Sources | No | transrespect.org |
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| Description | No | Homosexuality is still illegal in the Americas. |