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| Region | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | There is no laws allowing you to change your legal gender in DRC. |
| Sources | "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo" https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2021/05/07083458/rights-of-lgbt-persons-drc.pdf |
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Revision History (7)
edited by Notdog1996. Incorrect status
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| Description | No Laws in Place. | There is no laws allowing you to change your legal gender in DRC. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | There is no way to legally change your gender in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . | No Laws in Place. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "The legal change of gender marker is illegal as no law exists so basically not allowed at all. Ambiguous which means unclear can not be used in this case as no mention of this possibility have been mentioned anywhere in the Laws"
edited by Notdog1996. Adding a source
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | There is No Legal Identity Change in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . | There is no way to legally change your gender in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . |
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| Sources | "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo" | "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo" https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2021/05/07083458/rights-of-lgbt-persons-drc.pdf |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | Missing non binary options on documents. | There is No Legal Identity Change in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . |
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| Sources | "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo" | |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "actually, you have the right to change genders. Congo recognizes people ever without the surgery to change gender."
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct