Entry #3395: Right to change legal gender in Jamaica

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RegionJamaica
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionA 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.
Sourceshttps://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
Reports (1)
  • Other "Two current statuses"


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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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ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
DescriptionIt 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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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.
Sourceshttp://www.yardflex.com/2016/02/sex-change-for-2-jamaicans-born-as-girls.htmlhttps://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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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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DescriptionIt is preformed for who need it. It is preformed for who need it. Missing non binary options on documents.
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It is preformed for who need it. Missing non binary options on documents.
Reports (5)
  • 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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DescriptionIt is preformed for who need it. Not allowed to change documents.It is preformed for who need it.
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It is preformed for who need it. Not allowed to change documents.
Reports (1)
  • 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 DateFeb 4, 2016(unknown)
DescriptionIt is preformed for who need it.It is preformed for who need it. Not allowed to change documents.
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It is preformed for who need it. Not allowed to change documents.

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Start Date(unknown)Feb 4, 2016

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ValueIllegalLegal, no restrictions
DescriptionNoIt is preformed for who need it.
SourcesNohttp://www.yardflex.com/2016/02/sex-change-for-2-jamaicans-born-as-girls.html

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
DescriptionRequries sterilization No
Sourcestransrespect.org No

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
DescriptionHomosexuality is still illegal in the Americas.Requries sterilization
SourcesNotransrespect.org

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DescriptionNoHomosexuality is still illegal in the Americas.

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Original entry
StatusIllegal
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo
SourcesNo