Entry #12072: Right to change legal gender in Saudi Arabia

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RegionSaudi Arabia
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionSharia laws prohibit crossdressing
Sourceshttps://www.arabnews.com/news/564451 https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-2000-undergo-sex-correction-operations-1.80432841


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edited by Daniel455907. ………..

Old Value New Value (Current)
Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Special StatusAmbiguousIllegal
DescriptionNo Laws in Place.Sharia laws prohibit crossdressing

edited by JuliaB. No Laws in Place.

Old Value New Value
ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Special Status(REMOVED)Ambiguous
Start DateSep 23, 1932(NONE)
DescriptionSharia Law forbids crossdressing.No Laws in Place.

edited by Pizzaslices412653. Illegal to change gender in Saudi Arabia

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
DescriptionThe surgical procedure by which a transgender person’s physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of their identified gender is legal.Sharia Law forbids crossdressing.
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The surgical procedure by which a transgender person’s physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of their identified gender is legal. Sharia Law forbids crossdressing.

created by johnnypedro

Original entry
StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateSep 23, 1932
End Datenow
DescriptionThe surgical procedure by which a transgender person’s physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of their identified gender is legal.
Sourceshttps://www.arabnews.com/news/564451 https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-2000-undergo-sex-correction-operations-1.80432841
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "We don’t allow it will never be allowed and never been done and will never be done And more then 99% against homo "