Entry #5693: Right to change legal gender in Dubai

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RegionDubai
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionOnly allow sex change surgery if there is an unclear sex. Does not recognize gender identity.
Sourceshttps://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2018/03/23/UAE-rejects-three-transgender-Emirati-women-s-bid-for-gender-status-change


Revision History (3)

edited by Markissik. There were reports on incorrect status. I'm correcting it and adding more valid source

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Old Value New Value (Current)
ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
DescriptionOnly allow sex change surgery if there is an unclear sex. Does not recognize gender identity.
Sourceshttps://stepfeed.com/sex-change-surgery-is-now-legal-in-the-uae-7727https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2018/03/23/UAE-rejects-three-transgender-Emirati-women-s-bid-for-gender-status-change
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https://stepfeed.com/sex-change-surgery-is-now-legal-in-the-uae-7727 https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2018/03/23/UAE-rejects-three-transgender-Emirati-women-s-bid-for-gender-status-change

edited by Ausyk

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DescriptionNo
SourcesNohttps://stepfeed.com/sex-change-surgery-is-now-legal-in-the-uae-7727
Reports (4)
  • Status is not correct "Only allow sex change surgery if there is an unclear sex. Does not recognize gender identity. As seen by womens fight to try to recognise their gender https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2018/03/23/UAE-rejects-three-transgender-Emirati-women-s-bid-for-gender-status-change "
  • Status is not correct "Under sharia law, and penal codes, trans persons have no right to any surgery. Cross dressing is also illegal."
  • Date is incorrect
  • Status is not correct "Not legal, people have been arrested for trying to change gender or identifying as transgender in 2018"

created by Ausyk

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Original entry
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo
SourcesNo