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| Region | Chile |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1980 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2023, the Gender Identity Support Program "Crece con Orgullo" began operating, which is aimed at children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years old, and includes gender-affirmative care. The state program was born under Decree 3 (2019) created by the Regulation of Article 23 of Law No. 21,120, which recognizes and protects the Right to Gender Identity. However, in May 2025, the Chamber of Deputies approved a report that called for the suspension of hormone therapy and surgeries for minors. |
| Sources | https://www.crececonorgullo.cl/ https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1135462 https://www.dipres.gob.cl/597/articles-212572_doc_pdf1.pdf https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2025/05/15/discriminacion-pura-schneider-lamento-aprobacion-de-informe-que-restringe-tratamientos-hormonales/ |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Worrying recent events.
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| Description | In 2023, the Gender Identity Support Program "Crece con Orgullo" began operating, which is aimed at children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years old, and includes gender-affirmative care. The state program was born under Decree 3 (2019) created by the Regulation of Article 23 of Law No. 21,120, which recognizes and protects the Right to Gender Identity. | In 2023, the Gender Identity Support Program "Crece con Orgullo" began operating, which is aimed at children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years old, and includes gender-affirmative care. The state program was born under Decree 3 (2019) created by the Regulation of Article 23 of Law No. 21,120, which recognizes and protects the Right to Gender Identity. However, in May 2025, the Chamber of Deputies approved a report that called for the suspension of hormone therapy and surgeries for minors. |
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| Sources | https://www.crececonorgullo.cl/ https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1135462 https://www.dipres.gob.cl/597/articles-212572_doc_pdf1.pdf | https://www.crececonorgullo.cl/ https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1135462 https://www.dipres.gob.cl/597/articles-212572_doc_pdf1.pdf https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2025/05/15/discriminacion-pura-schneider-lamento-aprobacion-de-informe-que-restringe-tratamientos-hormonales/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Closing date gap.
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| Start Date | 2023 | 1980 |
edited by Unknownmiles. Removing ICD entries
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1997 | 2023 |
| Description | In 1997, Chile adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. In 2023, the Gender Identity Support Program "Crece con Orgullo" began operating, which is aimed at children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years old, and includes gender-affirmative care. The state program was born under Decree 3 (2019) created by the Regulation of Article 23 of Law No. 21,120, which recognizes and protects the Right to Gender Identity. | In 2023, the Gender Identity Support Program "Crece con Orgullo" began operating, which is aimed at children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years old, and includes gender-affirmative care. The state program was born under Decree 3 (2019) created by the Regulation of Article 23 of Law No. 21,120, which recognizes and protects the Right to Gender Identity. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest https://www.crececonorgullo.cl/ https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1135462 https://www.dipres.gob.cl/597/articles-212572_doc_pdf1.pdf | https://www.crececonorgullo.cl/ https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1135462 https://www.dipres.gob.cl/597/articles-212572_doc_pdf1.pdf |
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| Description | In 1997, Chile adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | In 1997, Chile adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. In 2023, the Gender Identity Support Program "Crece con Orgullo" began operating, which is aimed at children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years old, and includes gender-affirmative care. The state program was born under Decree 3 (2019) created by the Regulation of Article 23 of Law No. 21,120, which recognizes and protects the Right to Gender Identity. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest https://www.crececonorgullo.cl/ https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1135462 https://www.dipres.gob.cl/597/articles-212572_doc_pdf1.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1997, Chile adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |