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| Region | Panama |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jul 31, 2006 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2006, transgender individuals have been able change their legal gender and name after undergoing gender affirming surgery and potentially humilitating doctor's inspection as reported by some trans activists, according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31). In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. |
| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/panamas-gender-based-lockdown-and-resilience-transgender-activism https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/Transexuales-panamenos-tramitan-cedulas-mujer_0_3518648160.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6836409/ https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | 2006 | Jul 31, 2006 |
| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/panamas-gender-based-lockdown-and-resilience-transgender-activism https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/Transexuales-panamenos-tramitan-cedulas-mujer_0_3518648160.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6836409/ | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/panamas-gender-based-lockdown-and-resilience-transgender-activism https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/Transexuales-panamenos-tramitan-cedulas-mujer_0_3518648160.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6836409/ https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing start date.
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| Start Date | Oct 11, 1972 | 2006 |
| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/panamas-gender-based-lockdown-and-resilience-transgender-activism https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/Transexuales-panamenos-tramitan-cedulas-mujer_0_3518648160.html | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/panamas-gender-based-lockdown-and-resilience-transgender-activism https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/Transexuales-panamenos-tramitan-cedulas-mujer_0_3518648160.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6836409/ |
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| Start Date | Jul 25, 2006 | Oct 11, 1972 |
edited by PersianArchitecture. Adding more information regarding humilitating inspections
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| Description | Since 2006, transgender individuals have been able change their legal gender and name after undergoing gender affirming surgery according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31). In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. | Since 2006, transgender individuals have been able change their legal gender and name after undergoing gender affirming surgery and potentially humilitating doctor's inspection as reported by some trans activists, according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31). In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. more sources added as well
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| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/21/panamas-gender-based-lockdown-and-resilience-transgender-activism https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/leyes/31-de-2006-jul-31-2006.pdf https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/Transexuales-panamenos-tramitan-cedulas-mujer_0_3518648160.html |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Editing this with more information and non ILGA sources
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| Start Date | 2006 | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Description | Since 2006, transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after cundergone gender affirming surgery according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31) In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. | Since 2006, transgender individuals have been able change their legal gender and name after undergoing gender affirming surgery according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31). In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/panama-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/PA%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%2031%20(2006)%20-%20OR%20(es).pdf http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2007/es/96448 http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Mar 16, 2018 | 2006 |
| Description | Not required since 2016. Missing non binary option on documents. | Since 2006, transgender persons can change their legal gender and name after cundergone gender affirming surgery according to Article 121 of The Civil Registry Law (Law No. 31) In 2016, a transgender woman was able, through court permission, to change her legal name according to her gender identity, without the need to undergo surgery. |
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| Sources | http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://database.ilga.org/panama-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/PA%20-%20LEG%20-%20Law%2031%20(2006)%20-%20OR%20(es).pdf http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
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edited by Notdog1996. Fixing the date
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| End Date | 2023 | (none) |
edited by Notdog1996. Trying to fix the dates. This is the current entry
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| Start Date | Jul 31, 2006 | Mar 16, 2018 |
| End Date | Mar 16, 2018 | 2023 |
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| End Date | Feb 21, 2018 | Feb 26, 2018 |
| Sources | http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 | http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/primera-vez-una-transexual-logra-panama-cambiar-su-nomb-articulo-632056 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
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| End Date | Oct 13, 2017 | Feb 21, 2018 |
| Description | Not required since 2016. | Not required since 2016. Missing non binary option on documents. |
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