Current Version
| Region | Mauritius |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender marker on official documents. |
| Sources | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius/ - Section 6.6 paragraph 4 |
Revision History (6)
edited by jadeywadey. improving entry overall
Helpful?
1 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No law criminalizing being transgender, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender marker on official documents. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius/ - Section 6.6 paragraph 4 |
Show Difference | ||
edited by Notdog1996. Transgender is not a noun, Wikipedia is not a source
Helpful?
1 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No law criminalizing transgenders, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | No law criminalizing being transgender, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius |
Show Difference | ||
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | N/A | Illegal |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius |
Show Difference | ||
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed
edited by JordanB3047
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | N/A |
| Description | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | No law criminalizing transgenders, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans |
Show Difference | ||
edited by JordanB3047
Helpful?
0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | (empty) |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "Gender change is not recognised "
- Newer law has been passed "Check on Wikipedia. It's more accurate I believe."
- Status is not correct "Would need to do an affidavit in front of a Mauritian Court. Surgery is required. There is no instructions anywhere on how it is done exactly."