Entry #4908: Right to change legal gender in Rwanda

Current Version

RegionRwanda
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionChanging your legal gender in Rwanda is impossible.
Sourceshttps://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf


Revision History (6)

Revision by DuffdeNecker

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegal
Value Specialambiguous
NoteUnknown.Changing your legal gender in Rwanda is impossible.
Sourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, surgery not required
Value Specialambiguous
NoteNoUnknown.
SourcesNohttps://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, but requires surgeryLegal, surgery not required
NoteAs far as i know not prosecuted.No

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value New Value
ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
NoteHas problems with gender roles.As far as i know not prosecuted.

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Sourceshrapf.orgNo

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
SourcesNohrapf.org

Ausyk created this entry.