Current Version
| Region | Peru |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 2011 |
| End Date | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Description | In 2011, Naamin Timoico was the first trans woman to obtain a sex change on her ID, but she was only able to do so after proving to the judge that she had undergone genital reassignment surgery. |
| Sources | https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2023/01/06/que-es-de-naamin-timoyco-la-primera-mujer-peruana-trans-que-logro-cambiar/ https://web.archive.org/web/20161221205200/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rejects-change-of-gender-for-transgender-individuals-on-national-identity-document-102891 |
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| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | Jan 2014 | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2011 |
| End Date | May 2014 | Jan 2014 |
| Description | Before the 2014 ruling, while it was a very difficult and unstandardized process to navigate, people were allowed to change the legal gender on official documents. | In 2011, Naamin Timoico was the first trans woman to obtain a sex change on her ID, but she was only able to do so after proving to the judge that she had undergone genital reassignment surgery. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20161221205200/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rejects-change-of-gender-for-transgender-individuals-on-national-identity-document-102891 | https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2023/01/06/que-es-de-naamin-timoyco-la-primera-mujer-peruana-trans-que-logro-cambiar/ https://web.archive.org/web/20161221205200/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rejects-change-of-gender-for-transgender-individuals-on-national-identity-document-102891 |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | May 2014 |
| Description | Before the 2014 ruling, while it was a very difficult and unstandardized process to navigate, people were allowed to change the legal gender on official documents. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20161221205200/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rejects-change-of-gender-for-transgender-individuals-on-national-identity-document-102891 |