Entry #4138: Right to change legal gender in Djibouti

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RegionDjibouti
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionLegal gender recognition, by which a government allows individuals to change their gender identity marker on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity, is not available.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/djibouti/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/


Revision History (9)

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

Old Value New Value (Current)
Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Special StatusAmbiguousIllegal
End Date-0001(NONE)
DescriptionUnknown. Missing non binary options on documents.Legal gender recognition, by which a government allows individuals to change their gender identity marker on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity, is not available.
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Unknown. Missing non binary options on documents. Legal gender recognition, by which a government allows individuals to change their gender identity marker on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity, is not available.
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/djibouti/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
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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.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/djibouti/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Revision by omalpau

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End Date(NONE)-0001
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "There is no non-binary gender recognition "

Revision by Ausyk

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DescriptionUnknown.Unknown. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Unknown. Missing non binary options on documents.
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

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, no restrictions(REMOVED)
Special Status(REMOVED)Ambiguous
DescriptionSurgery not required but is preformed.Unknown.
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Surgery not required but is preformed. Unknown.

Revision by Ausyk

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DescriptionNoSurgery not required but is preformed.
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No Surgery not required but is preformed.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
DescriptionNot prosecuted as far as I know.No
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Not prosecuted as far as I know. No

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
DescriptionNoNot prosecuted as far as I know.
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No Not prosecuted as far as I know.

Ausyk created this entry.