Current Version
| Region | Mozambique |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2004 |
| Description | The law does not provide for individuals to change their gender identity marker or name on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mozambique/ https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf |
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Revision History (8)
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| End Date | (NONE) | Jan 1, 2004 |
edited by Notdog1996. Adding another source
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mozambique/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mozambique/ https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Mozambique.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | No specific laws in place. | The law does not provide for individuals to change their gender identity marker or name on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mozambique | https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mozambique/ |
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edited by JordanB3047
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Missing non binary options on documents. | No specific laws in place. |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mozambique |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "There are no specific laws that allow for changing gender markers in Mozambique."
- Status is not correct
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Not prosecuted. | No |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No | Not prosecuted. |