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| Region | Kyrgyzstan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Until 01 August 2020, trans people in Kyrgyzstan had access to legal gender recognition according to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status". On 17 June 2020, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" . The new version of the law came into effect on August 1, 2020, and starting from this date, trans people in Kyrgyzstan have no access to legal gender recognition. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/kyrgyzstan-lgbti https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2020/en/124348 |
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| Description | Until 01 August 2020, trans people in Kyrgyzstan had access to legal gender recognition (hereinafter - LGR) according to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" On 17 June 2020, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" . The new version of the law came into effect on August 1, 2020, and starting from this date, trans people in Kyrgyzstan have no access to legal gender recognition. | Until 01 August 2020, trans people in Kyrgyzstan had access to legal gender recognition according to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status". On 17 June 2020, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" . The new version of the law came into effect on August 1, 2020, and starting from this date, trans people in Kyrgyzstan have no access to legal gender recognition. |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Description | Transgender people are allowed to redefine their gender legally in Kyrgyzstan, but require undergoing sex reassignment surgery. The first such surgery was performed in Bishkek in January 2014. | Until 01 August 2020, trans people in Kyrgyzstan had access to legal gender recognition (hereinafter - LGR) according to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" On 17 June 2020, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On acts of civil status" . The new version of the law came into effect on August 1, 2020, and starting from this date, trans people in Kyrgyzstan have no access to legal gender recognition. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/kyrgyzstan-lgbti | https://database.ilga.org/kyrgyzstan-lgbti https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2020/en/124348 |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | The State Registration Service indicates that the surgeries necessary to change one's legal gender would only be allowed for medical reasons, which makes it unclear if trans people would be able to change their marker. | Transgender people are allowed to redefine their gender legally in Kyrgyzstan, but require undergoing sex reassignment surgery. The first such surgery was performed in Bishkek in January 2014. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Ambiguous at best
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Jan 2014 | Aug 1, 2020 |
| Description | Transgender people are allowed to redefine their gender legally in Kyrgyzstan, but require undergoing sex reassignment surgery. The first such surgery was performed in Bishkek in January 2014. | The State Registration Service indicates that the surgeries necessary to change one's legal gender would only be allowed for medical reasons, which makes it unclear if trans people would be able to change their marker. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2020 | Jan 2014 |
| Description | The State Registration Service indicates that the surgeries necessary to change one's legal gender would only be allowed for medical reasons, which makes it unclear if trans people would be able to change their marker. | Transgender people are allowed to redefine their gender legally in Kyrgyzstan, but require undergoing sex reassignment surgery. The first such surgery was performed in Bishkek in January 2014. |
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created by Notdog1996
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The State Registration Service indicates that the surgeries necessary to change one's legal gender would only be allowed for medical reasons, which makes it unclear if trans people would be able to change their marker. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/kyrgyzstan-lgbti |