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| Region | Paraguay |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Paraguay does not recognize non-binary identities. Intersex people must be registered as Male or Female. |
| Sources | https://www.extra.com.py/polemica-el-sexo-indefinido-certificado-nacido-vivo-n2983017.html |
Revision History (6)
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| Description | In January 2022 there were cases of "pro-life and pro-families" and other conservative groups expressing their complaint about the "indefinite sex" option on the birth certificate of babies/children with congenital malformations, conjoined twins, hermaphrodites, extremely premature or intersex. In any case, despite having an "indefinite" sex in certain official identity documents, all newborn intersex people must have their sex marked as "Male or Female" which will be defined by their Parents in the end, thus demolishing every type of gender identity different from that of Man or Woman. | Paraguay does not recognize non-binary identities. Intersex people must be registered as Male or Female. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not legally recognized |
| Special Status | N/A | Not legally recognized |
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| Sources | https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/countries/paraguay/ | https://www.extra.com.py/polemica-el-sexo-indefinido-certificado-nacido-vivo-n2983017.html |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Not legally recognized | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not legally recognized | Ambiguous |
| Description | Paraguay does not legally recognize non-binary identities. | In January 2022 there were cases of "pro-life and pro-families" and other conservative groups expressing their complaint about the "indefinite sex" option on the birth certificate of babies/children with congenital malformations, conjoined twins, hermaphrodites, extremely premature or intersex. In any case, despite having an "indefinite" sex in certain official identity documents, all newborn intersex people must have their sex marked as "Male or Female" which will be defined by their Parents in the end, thus demolishing every type of gender identity different from that of Man or Woman. |
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created by Notdog1996
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Paraguay does not legally recognize non-binary identities. |
| Sources | https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/countries/paraguay/ |