Current Version
| Region | Indonesia |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1973 |
| End Date | Aug 2023 |
| Description | In 1973, the first sex reassignment surgery was performed in Indonesia. Since then, surgery and hormones have been offered in Indonesia but are not often advertised and social stigma inhibits this in practice. |
| Sources | https://www.australianvolunteers.com/assets/documents/Inclusion/Pride-guides/6.Indonesia_AVP-Pride-Guides.pdf https://hivpreventioncoalition.unaids.org/sites/default/files/attachments/investing_in_the_transformation_of_healthcare_for_transgender_people.pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Making status more relevant and ending an end date as new laws passed.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Restricted | Legal |
| End Date | (none) | Aug 2023 |
| Description | In 1973, Indonesia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. | In 1973, the first sex reassignment surgery was performed in Indonesia. Since then, surgery and hormones have been offered in Indonesia but are not often advertised and social stigma inhibits this in practice. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf | https://www.australianvolunteers.com/assets/documents/Inclusion/Pride-guides/6.Indonesia_AVP-Pride-Guides.pdf https://hivpreventioncoalition.unaids.org/sites/default/files/attachments/investing_in_the_transformation_of_healthcare_for_transgender_people.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | 1973 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1973, Indonesia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. |
| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf |