Current Version
| Region | Faroe Islands |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | It is legal to change gender in the Faroe Islands. |
| Sources | https://logir.fo/Lov/234-af-03-06-1967-om-sterilisation-og-kastration-som-sat-i-kraft-ved-kongelig-anordning#chapter-abb176e1-a2bc-4651-9b73-64a8a97eb5a6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210622235424/https://www.logting.fo/files/casestate/25165/009.18%20U.t.ll.%20um%20br.%20i%20ll.%20um%20folkayvirlit%20%20-logfrodiligt%20kynsskifti%20(1).pdf |
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Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Under local law, it is legal to change genders, although the government's act notes gender identity as "insane persons", and as such from the reading of the act it is necessary to go through surgery to do so. | It is legal to change gender in the Faroe Islands. |
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| Sources | https://logir.fo/Lov/234-af-03-06-1967-om-sterilisation-og-kastration-som-sat-i-kraft-ved-kongelig-anordning#chapter-abb176e1-a2bc-4651-9b73-64a8a97eb5a6 | https://logir.fo/Lov/234-af-03-06-1967-om-sterilisation-og-kastration-som-sat-i-kraft-ved-kongelig-anordning#chapter-abb176e1-a2bc-4651-9b73-64a8a97eb5a6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210622235424/https://www.logting.fo/files/casestate/25165/009.18%20U.t.ll.%20um%20br.%20i%20ll.%20um%20folkayvirlit%20%20-logfrodiligt%20kynsskifti%20(1).pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Under local law, it is legal to change genders, although the government's act notes gender identity as "insane persons". | Under local law, it is legal to change genders, although the government's act notes gender identity as "insane persons", and as such from the reading of the act it is necessary to go through surgery to do so. |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Under local law, it is legal to change genders, although the government's act notes gender identity as "insane persons". | |
| Sources | Under Danish law. | https://logir.fo/Lov/234-af-03-06-1967-om-sterilisation-og-kastration-som-sat-i-kraft-ved-kongelig-anordning#chapter-abb176e1-a2bc-4651-9b73-64a8a97eb5a6 |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | Under Danish law. |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "surgery is no longer required within danish law"
- Newer law has been passed "Denmark has passed a law in 2014 where it signifies that surgery isn't required by Danish law anymore. : http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/denmark_s_new_gender_recognition_law"
- Status is not correct