Entry #3411: Right to change legal gender in Papua New Guinea

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RegionPapua New Guinea
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionNo laws in place.
Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/papua-new-guinea/


Revision History (15)

Revision by Notdog1996. Wrong status

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguousIllegal

Revision by JuliaB. No laws in place.

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteLegal gender recognition is not available.No laws in place.
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Legal gender recognition is not available. No laws in place.

Revision by Markissik. Adding one more source and correcting the status

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)
NoteUnknown.Legal gender recognition is not available.
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Unknown. Legal gender recognition is not available.
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.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/papua-new-guinea/
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https://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.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/papua-new-guinea/

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, no restrictions(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NotePreformed in Indonesia.Unknown.
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Preformed in Indonesia. Unknown.

Revision by Ausyk

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Value(REMOVED)Legal, no restrictions
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)
NoteNoPreformed in Indonesia.
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No Preformed in Indonesia.
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "As a Papua New Guinean, I can confirm that this is not the case and changing gender markers is not permitted."

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteNot legally possible because it is ultra religious. sex change is legal? Homosexuality is not accepted yet.No
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Not legally possible because it is ultra religious. sex change is legal? Homosexuality is not accepted yet. No

Revision by Ausyk

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)
NoteNot legally possible because it is ultra religious. sex change is legal?Not legally possible because it is ultra religious. sex change is legal? Homosexuality is not accepted yet.
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Not legally possible because it is ultra religious. sex change is legal? Homosexuality is not accepted yet.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteNot legally possible because it is ultra religious.Not legally possible because it is ultra religious. sex change is legal?
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Not legally possible because it is ultra religious. sex change is legal?

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Start DateJan 1, 2007(NONE)
NoteNo information on this.Not legally possible because it is ultra religious.
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No information on this. Not legally possible because it is ultra religious.
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

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Value(REMOVED)Legal, no restrictions
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteNoNo information on this.
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No information on this.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
NoteDocuments can be corrected there.No
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Documents can be corrected there. No
Sourcesbooks.google.caNo
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books.google.ca No

Revision by Ausyk

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Start Date(NONE)Jan 1, 2007
SourcesNobooks.google.ca
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No books.google.ca

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
NoteNoDocuments can be corrected there.
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No Documents can be corrected there.

Ausyk created this entry.