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Region | North Macedonia |
Issue | Right to change legal gender |
Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
Start Date | Jan 2019 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. |
Sources | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8646/0/0 http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/guide_europe/country_by_country/fyr_macedonia/legal https://balkaninsight.com/2022/03/23/north-macedonia-dismays-activists-by-withdrawing-gender-change-bill/ |
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Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Description | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. |
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edited by Notdog1996. This status refers specifically to the legal gender marker, which is currently impossible to change in North Macedonia, and thus is illegal
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Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
Description | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. |
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Description | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. |
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Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 2019 |
Description | While North Macedonia drafted a bill that would have allowed transgender people to legally change their gender in spring 2021, the draft was inexplicably revoked a year later in March 2022. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Entry was vandalized a few times. I'm reverting it back to a previous status
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Description | Though individuals can change their name, they cannot change their gender. No existence of legal measures for trans north Macedonian individuals | While North Macedonia drafted a bill that would have allowed transgender people to legally change their gender in spring 2021, the draft was inexplicably revoked a year later in March 2022. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. |
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Sources | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8646/0/0 | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8646/0/0 http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/guide_europe/country_by_country/fyr_macedonia/legal https://balkaninsight.com/2022/03/23/north-macedonia-dismays-activists-by-withdrawing-gender-change-bill/ |
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- Newer law has been passed
edited by Canadianstudent03. No existence of legal measures for trans north Macedonian individuals
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Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
Description | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. | Though individuals can change their name, they cannot change their gender. No existence of legal measures for trans north Macedonian individuals |
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Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_North_Macedonia | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8646/0/0 |
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- Newer law has been passed "Legal"
- Newer law has been passed "January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians."
- Newer law has been passed "Legal but requires surgery "
- Newer law has been passed "It's legal vandilased by Canadianstudent03 "
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Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Description | Gender change is illegal, though trans people have some discrimination protections (like in Bulgaria) | In January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that North Macedonia's requirement that transgender people undergo sex reassignment surgery before their gender marker on ID documents can be changed is a violation of human rights. The judgment held that deficiencies in North Macedonia's laws concerning modifying gender on official identification documents infringed the private life of transgender Macedonians. |
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Sources | http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/transgender-macedonians-hail-turning-point-european-court-ruling-01-30-2019 | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_North_Macedonia |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Gender change is illegal, though trans people have some discrimination protections (like in Bulgaria)
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Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
Description | Transgender people are allowed to change legal gender. | Gender change is illegal, though trans people have some discrimination protections (like in Bulgaria) |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653
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Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Description | While North Macedonia drafted a bill that would have allowed transgender people to legally change their gender in spring 2021, the draft was inexplicably revoked a year later in March 2022. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. | Transgender people are allowed to change legal gender. |
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Sources | http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/guide_europe/country_by_country/fyr_macedonia/legal https://balkaninsight.com/2022/03/23/north-macedonia-dismays-activists-by-withdrawing-gender-change-bill/ | http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/transgender-macedonians-hail-turning-point-european-court-ruling-01-30-2019 |
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edited by Notdog1996
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Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
Start Date | Jul 22, 2021 | (unknown) |
Description | Gender change is legally recognized since 2021. | While North Macedonia drafted a bill that would have allowed transgender people to legally change their gender in spring 2021, the draft was inexplicably revoked a year later in March 2022. This means that at the moment, there is no way to change one's legal gender in North Macedonia, even after surgery. It is however said that the law might be re-submitted at a later date. |
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Sources | http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/guide_europe/country_by_country/fyr_macedonia/legal | http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/guide_europe/country_by_country/fyr_macedonia/legal https://balkaninsight.com/2022/03/23/north-macedonia-dismays-activists-by-withdrawing-gender-change-bill/ |
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edited by JordanB3047
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0 Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 22, 2021 |
Description | Gender change is legally recognized since 2021. |
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Status | Illegal |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | (empty) |
Sources | http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/guide_europe/country_by_country/fyr_macedonia/legal |
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- Status is not correct "It is legal to change gender there. "