Entry #4929: Right to change legal gender in Guinea-Bissau

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RegionGuinea-Bissau
IssueRight to change legal gender
Statusambiguous
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionThere is no procedure in place to allow legal gender recognition for official documents.
Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Africa#cite_note-87


Revision History (5)

Revision by JuliaB. No laws in place.

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guinea-bissau/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Africa#cite_note-87
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https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guinea-bissau/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Africa#cite_note-87

Revision by Markissik. Adding the missing source and updating the status

Old Value New Value
Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)
NoteNo laws in place.There is no procedure in place to allow legal gender recognition for official documents.
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No laws in place. There is no procedure in place to allow legal gender recognition for official documents.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guinea-bissau/
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https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guinea-bissau/

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, surgery not required(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteGender roles are not discussed there.No laws in place.
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Gender roles are not discussed there. No laws in place.
SourcesNo
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Revision by Ausyk

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, surgery not required

Revision by Ausyk

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueIllegalLegal, but requires surgery

Ausyk created this entry.