Entry #5467: Right to change legal gender in Tuvalu

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RegionTuvalu
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, surgery not required
Start Datepast
End Datenow
Descriptiontransgenderism is ingrained in Tuvalu culture under the term "Binabinaina", the identity of these people is recognized.
Sourceshttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binabinaaine


Revision History (6)

Revision by JuliaB. identity of transgender people is recognized

Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueIllegalLegal, surgery not required
NoteLegal 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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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.
Sourceshttps://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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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

Revision by Markissik. Adding one more source and correcting the status

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguous(REMOVED)
NoteNo 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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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.
Sourceshttps://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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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/

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteUnknown.No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Unknown. No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
SourcesNohttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/
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No https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteNot criminalized. Unknown.
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Not criminalized. Unknown.

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteNo information.Not criminalized.
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No information. Not criminalized.

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteNoNo information.
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