Entry #563: Right to change legal gender in Nepal

Current Version

RegionNepal
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Start Date2007
End Datenow
DescriptionOnly to a third gender marker "O"; no changes between male "M" and female "F" permitted. According to ILGA Data, anecdotal evidence suggests that at least one transgender woman has been able to obtain a female gender marker, and one transgender man has obtained a male gender marker. In both situations, evidence of gender affirming medical interventions was required.
Sourceshttps://database.ilga.org/nepal-lgbti http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/nepal-third-gender-ids_n_2533316.html http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/2839/ER13%20Final%20Onine.pdf?sequence=1


Revision History (4)

Revision by Clara. It requires mediucal diagnosis and evidence of gender affirming care

Old Value New Value (Current)
Value(REMOVED)Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Value SpecialAmbiguousLegal, but requires medical diagnosis

Revision by Nathan. Add info

Old Value New Value
Start DateJan 22, 20132007
NoteOnly to a third gender marker "O"; no changes between male "M" and female "F" permitted.Only to a third gender marker "O"; no changes between male "M" and female "F" permitted. According to ILGA Data, anecdotal evidence suggests that at least one transgender woman has been able to obtain a female gender marker, and one transgender man has obtained a male gender marker. In both situations, evidence of gender affirming medical interventions was required.
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Only to a third gender marker "O"; no changes between male "M" and female "F" permitted. According to ILGA Data, anecdotal evidence suggests that at least one transgender woman has been able to obtain a female gender marker, and one transgender man has obtained a male gender marker. In both situations, evidence of gender affirming medical interventions was required.
Sourceshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/nepal-third-gender-ids_n_2533316.html
http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/2839/ER13%20Final%20Onine.pdf?sequence=1
https://database.ilga.org/nepal-lgbti
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/nepal-third-gender-ids_n_2533316.html
http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/2839/ER13%20Final%20Onine.pdf?sequence=1
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/nepal-third-gender-ids_n_2533316.html http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/2839/ER13%20Final%20Onine.pdf?sequence=1 https://database.ilga.org/nepal-lgbti http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/nepal-third-gender-ids_n_2533316.html http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/123456789/2839/ER13%20Final%20Onine.pdf?sequence=1

Revision by Markissik. Well, since changes between M and F markers are not available, it's not actually fully legal, so the best status would be Ambiguous

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, surgery not required(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous

Revision by JordanB3047

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, surgery not required
NoteOnly to a third gender marker "O"; no changes between male "M" and female "F" permitted.
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Only to a third gender marker "O"; no changes between male "M" and female "F" permitted.
Reports (2)
  • Sources are invalid or broken "huff po article is missing"
  • Status is not correct "Does not require surgery - based on self identification Being LGBT in Asia - Nepal Country Report http://www.asia-pacific.undp.org/content/dam/rbap/docs/Research%20&%20Publications/hiv_aids/rbap-hhd-2014-blia-nepal-country-report.pdf"

iain-w created this entry.