Entry #14030: Right to change legal gender in South Korea

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RegionSouth Korea
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start DateMar 16, 2020
End Date(none)
DescriptionSince 2020, all criteria that was previously mandatory has become optional, and the court will request them on a case-by-case basis. First approved legal case of FTM gender recognition without sterilization occured in 2021, and for MTF in 2023. Despite this, most judges still view the surgery as a prerequisite, and thus those seeking LGR often move to district with lax requirements. In 2024 Cheongju District Court has suggested a new criteria "based on subjective experiences of gender and gender identity, fitness to the identifying gender role, medical criteria and external presentation (not necessarily sterilization), and impression by a 3rd party."
Sourceshttps://www.transgender.or.kr/29/?q=YToyOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjtzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6Mjt9&bmode=view&idx=6259214&t=board&category=dtl3T42x8T
https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=7958567&ref=A
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/rights/1139612.html


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edited by ckd. fixed date to present

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edited by ckd. legal, although a court proceeding is required to change gender on legal documents

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Value(REMOVED)Legal, no restrictions
Special StatusAmbiguousLegal, no restrictions

created by cherryband

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Original entry
StatusAmbiguous
Start DateMar 16, 2020
End DateJan 1, 2024
DescriptionSince 2020, all criteria that was previously mandatory has become optional, and the court will request them on a case-by-case basis. First approved legal case of FTM gender recognition without sterilization occured in 2021, and for MTF in 2023. Despite this, most judges still view the surgery as a prerequisite, and thus those seeking LGR often move to district with lax requirements. In 2024 Cheongju District Court has suggested a new criteria "based on subjective experiences of gender and gender identity, fitness to the identifying gender role, medical criteria and external presentation (not necessarily sterilization), and impression by a 3rd party."
Sourceshttps://www.transgender.or.kr/29/?q=YToyOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjtzOjQ6InBhZ2UiO2k6Mjt9&bmode=view&idx=6259214&t=board&category=dtl3T42x8T https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=7958567&ref=A https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/rights/1139612.html