Entry #13046: Right to change legal gender in New York

Current Version

RegionNew York
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Date2000
DescriptionLGBTQ+ people were not recognized before 1969, Sodomy was illegal. Transgender people were referred as "Cross-dressers", there was no explicit laws on transgender people. Stonewall Riots paved the way for new laws to be enacted.
Sourceshttps://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots https://www.leagle.com/decision/198052751ny2d4761481


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created by Belmount

Original entry
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Date2000
DescriptionLGBTQ+ people were not recognized before 1969, Sodomy was illegal. Transgender people were referred as "Cross-dressers", there was no explicit laws on transgender people. Stonewall Riots paved the way for new laws to be enacted.
Sourceshttps://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots https://www.leagle.com/decision/198052751ny2d4761481