Current Version
| Region | Tuvalu |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | No laws allowing the legal change of gender, despite transgenderism being ingrained in Tuvalu culture under the term "Binabinaina". |
| Sources | No laws, thus no source. |
Revision History (7)
Revision by Notdog1996. Wrong status
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | transgenderism is ingrained in Tuvalu culture under the term "Binabinaina", the identity of these people is recognized. | No laws allowing the legal change of gender, despite transgenderism being ingrained in Tuvalu culture under the term "Binabinaina". |
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| Sources | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binabinaaine | No laws, thus no source. |
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Revision by JuliaB. identity of transgender people is recognized
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Legal gender recognition, by which the government allows individuals to change their gender identity marker on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity, is not available. | transgenderism is ingrained in Tuvalu culture under the term "Binabinaina", the identity of these people is recognized. |
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| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/tuvalu/ | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binabinaaine |
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Revision by Markissik. Adding one more source and correcting the status
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents. | Legal gender recognition, by which the government allows individuals to change their gender identity marker on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity, is not available. |
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| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/tuvalu/ |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Unknown. | No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents. |
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| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Not criminalized. | Unknown. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | No information. | Not criminalized. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | No information. |
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