Entry #5372: Right to change legal gender in Federated States of Micronesia

Current Version

Region	Federated States of Micronesia
Issue	Right to change legal gender
Status	Illegal
Start Date	past
End Date	now
Description	There is no legal process for changing your gender. "Moreover, these three jurisdictions do not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents."
Sources	https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887

Revision History (11)

Feb 27, 2024 Revision by cosmeticplague. Too vague

	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	Illegal
Description	No laws in place.	There is no legal process for changing your gender. "Moreover, these three jurisdictions do not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents."
Description	Show Difference No laws in place. There is no legal process for changing your gender. "Moreover, these three jurisdictions do not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents."

Aug 13, 2023 Revision by JuliaB. No laws in place.

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	Federated States of Micronesia does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents.	No laws in place.
Description	Show Difference Federated States of Micronesia does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents. No laws in place.

Mar 3, 2023 Revision by Markissik. Adding source and updating the status

	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Unknown.	Federated States of Micronesia does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents.
Description	Show Difference Unknown. Federated States of Micronesia does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents.
Sources		https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887
Sources	Show Difference https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887

Jul 20, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	No	Unknown.
Description	Show Difference No Unknown.
Sources	No
Sources	Show Difference No

Jun 20, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Legal, no restrictions
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Unknown.	No
Description	Show Difference Unknown. No

Jun 5, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	No	Unknown.
Description	Show Difference No Unknown.

Apr 19, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	Illegal

Mar 8, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Legal, no restrictions
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Unknown.	No
Description	Show Difference Unknown. No

Feb 27, 2018 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Description	Not clear	Unknown.
Description	Show Difference Not clear Unknown.

Nov 26, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	No	Not clear
Description	Show Difference No Not clear

Jan 20, 2017 Revision by Ausyk

	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	Illegal

Jan 20, 2017 Ausyk created this entry.