Current Version
| Region | Nigeria |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria. |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide |
Revision History (18)
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
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| Note | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria. |
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Unknown. | Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. | Unknown. |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "The source cited says it is impossible to be legally sex-reassigned "
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, surgery not required | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Note | A woman came back to work after a sex change. | A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Note | A man came back to work after a sex change. | A woman came back to work after a sex change. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, surgery not required | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Not possible to change documents. | A man came back to work after a sex change. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Not possible. | Not possible to change documents. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Not possible to change documents. | Not possible. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
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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://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Not possible. | Not possible to change documents. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Considered that homosexuality is illegal. most likely this is illegal too. lgbt topics and people are taboo. | Not possible. |
| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | No | Considered that homosexuality is illegal. most likely this is illegal too. lgbt topics and people are taboo. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Note | Requires sterilization as well | No |
| Sources | transrespect.org | No |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Note | No | Requires sterilization as well |
| Sources | No | transrespect.org |