Current Version
| Region | United Arab Emirates |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Dec 28, 2016 |
| End Date | Sep 5, 2018 |
| Description | In 2016, the UAE amended its federal medical liability law to permit sex reassignment surgery, but only in certain circumstances. The law specifies that these procedures should only be permitted for intersex individuals and not for purely psychiatric ones. The law also states that surgeons who operate on people who don't fit the requirements set forth by the same statute would be held criminally liable. |
| Sources | https://manaramagazine.org/2022/03/confused-judiciary-transgender-rights-inside-the-mena-regions-case-law-on-legal-gender-recognition/ |
Revision History (7)
Revision by Samanthos. Status
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, surgery not required | Legal, but requires surgery |
Revision by Samanthos. Proper description and source added
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | they provide the surgery. it is not required. Missing non binary options on documents. | In 2016, the UAE amended its federal medical liability law to permit sex reassignment surgery, but only in certain circumstances. The law specifies that these procedures should only be permitted for intersex individuals and not for purely psychiatric ones. The law also states that surgeons who operate on people who don't fit the requirements set forth by the same statute would be held criminally liable. |
| Sources | https://manaramagazine.org/2022/03/confused-judiciary-transgender-rights-inside-the-mena-regions-case-law-on-legal-gender-recognition/ |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-05 | 2018-09-05 |
| Sources | No |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-03-02 | 2018-07-05 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-01-25 | 2018-03-02 |
| Note | they provide the surgery. it is not required. | they provide the surgery. it is not required. Missing non binary options on documents. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, surgery not required |
| End Date | 2017-09-16 | 2018-01-25 |
| Note | they provide the surgery. | they provide the surgery. it is not required. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 2016-12-28 |
| End Date | 2016-12-28 | 2017-09-16 |