Entry #11277: Right to change legal gender in Malta

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RegionMalta
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateApr 1, 2015
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act removed the need for trans people in Malta to undergo surgery, sterilization and obtain a diagnosis of mental illness in order to legally change their gender.
Sourceshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-rights-malta/surgery-and-sterilization-scrapped-in-maltas-benchmark-lgbti-law-idUSKBN0MS4ZE20150401
https://www.pinkembassy.al/en/malta-adopts-ground-breaking-trans-and-intersex-law


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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.

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Start DateMar 2015Apr 1, 2015
Sourceshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-rights-malta/surgery-and-sterilization-scrapped-in-maltas-benchmark-lgbti-law-idUSKBN0MS4ZE20150401https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-rights-malta/surgery-and-sterilization-scrapped-in-maltas-benchmark-lgbti-law-idUSKBN0MS4ZE20150401
https://www.pinkembassy.al/en/malta-adopts-ground-breaking-trans-and-intersex-law
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Original entry
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateMar 2015
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act removed the need for trans people in Malta to undergo surgery, sterilization and obtain a diagnosis of mental illness in order to legally change their gender.
Sourceshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-rights-malta/surgery-and-sterilization-scrapped-in-maltas-benchmark-lgbti-law-idUSKBN0MS4ZE20150401