Current Version
| Region | Malaysia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | Jan 1, 1983 |
| Description | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) |
| Sources | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ |
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Revision History (4)
edited by Notdog1996. Correcting date, adding source
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | May 25, 2005 | (NONE) |
| End Date | Oct 8, 2015 | Jan 1, 1983 |
| Description | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) | Before 1983, it was possible for trans people to change their legal gender after receiving surgery. If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) |
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| Sources | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983682/ |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. updated
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | (NONE) | Oct 8, 2015 |
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| Description | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, cour ts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, courts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) |
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Reports (6)
- Status is not correct "Gender changes are impossible. Crossdressing is also illegal."
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "There is no way for a Malaysian to change their legal gender, crossdressing is illegal in several states under sharia law"
- Status is not correct "Transgender individuals in Malaysia do not have the right to change their gender. Crossdressing is also illegal."
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | May 25, 2005 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | If medical opinion states that the individual is their desired gender, cour ts should comply and legally recognise the desired gender. (High Court in Re JG) |
| Sources | https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/asia_pacific_rbap/Malaysia-APTN_Publication_OnlineViewing.pdf |