Entry #4671: Right to change legal gender in Afghanistan

Current Version

RegionAfghanistan
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionNo Legal identity change. Crossdressing is illegal under the Taliban.
Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
Reports (1)
  • Newer law has been passed "afghanistan has improved quite alot"


Revision History (18)

Revision by tsusamu

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Revision by LGBT_southeastasian

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NoteNo Legal identity change. Crossdressing might be illegal under the Taliban. No Legal identity change. Crossdressing is illegal under the Taliban.

Revision by Muhammadaji2022

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ValueIllegal
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NoteNot preformed. No laws in place to do so.No Legal identity change. Crossdressing might be illegal under the Taliban.

Revision by beeurd

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Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swazilandhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Revision by danlev

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Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swazilandhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteUnknown.Not preformed. No laws in place to do so.
Reports (1)
  • Sources are invalid or broken "Second source is for incorrect country."

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, surgery not required
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NoteNot criminalized but is not preformed in the country.Unknown.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, surgery not required
NoteImpossible to do because of intense tribal customs.Not criminalized but is not preformed in the country.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal
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Revision by Ausyk

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NoteUnknown.Impossible to do because of intense tribal customs.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal
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NoteNoUnknown.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal
Value Specialambiguous
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/ http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal
Value Specialambiguous
NoteNot preformed.No
SourcesNohttps://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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Start Date1987-01-010000-01-01

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal
Value Specialambiguous
NoteNot clear.Not preformed.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal
Value Specialambiguous
NoteNoNot clear.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
NoteBeen legal since thenNo
Sourceslistverse.comNo

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Start Date0000-01-011987-01-01
NoteWomen are not regarded heavily there.Been legal since then
SourcesNolistverse.com

Ausyk created this entry.