Current Version
| Region | Lesotho |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | May possibly change gender under the National Identity Cards Act 9 of 2011. According to amendment of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs must amend the national register to provide for persons who have undergone “sex change operations” to change their “sex” identity marker on legal and identifying documents. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/lesotho/ https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Lesotho.pdf |
Revision History (11)
Revision by Notdog1996. It's ambiguous at best
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
Revision by Markissik. Adding one more source and correcting the status
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | May possibly change gender under the National Identity Cards Act 9 of 2011. | May possibly change gender under the National Identity Cards Act 9 of 2011. According to amendment of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs must amend the national register to provide for persons who have undergone “sex change operations” to change their “sex” identity marker on legal and identifying documents. |
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| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Lesotho.pdf | https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/lesotho/ https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Lesotho.pdf |
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Revision by JordanB3047
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | In all of South Africa. Missing non binary options. | May possibly change gender under the National Identity Cards Act 9 of 2011. |
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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.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Lesotho.pdf |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In all of South Africa. | In all of South Africa. Missing non binary options. |
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- Other
- Status is not correct "It is not legal to change your gender marker in Lesotho."
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Not allowed to change documents. | In all of South Africa. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | Not allowed to change documents. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | Not allowed to change documents. surgery not required. | No |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Not allowed to change documents. | Not allowed to change documents. surgery not required. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No | Not allowed to change documents. |
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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
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Cant change gender marker. | No |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No | Cant change gender marker. |
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