Current Version
| Region | Bhutan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Trans people can change their legal gender if they have a psychiatrist's certificate confirming gender dysphoria and a support letter from a civil society organization. |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://database.ilga.org/bhutan-lgbti |
Revision History (8)
Revision by Notdog1996. Wrong status
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Description | Vague. | Trans people can change their legal gender if they have a psychiatrist's certificate confirming gender dysphoria and a support letter from a civil society organization. |
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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://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://database.ilga.org/bhutan-lgbti |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | As well the country has non binary options on documents. | Vague. |
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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/ |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | No | As well the country has non binary options on documents. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Not allowed to change legal documents. | No |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | No | Not allowed to change legal documents. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |