Current Version
| Region | Tuvalu |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, surgery not required |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | transgenderism is ingrained in Tuvalu culture under the term "Binabinaina", the identity of these people is recognized. |
| Sources | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binabinaaine |
Revision History (6)
Revision by JuliaB. identity of transgender people is recognized
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, surgery not required |
| Note | 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
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Value Special | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Note | 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
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| Note | 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
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| Note | Not criminalized. | Unknown. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | No information. | Not criminalized. |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Value Special | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Note | No | No information. |
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