Entry #14754: Right to change legal gender in Chile

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RegionChile
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateMay 2, 1974
End DateJan 1, 2017
DescriptionOn May 2 1974, Marcia Alejandra became the first person in Chile to have her gender legally changed after surgery the previous year, the first such recognition in Latin America. Despite no law regulating gender recognition, in practice Chile recognised such after surgery was performed.
Sourceshttps://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/


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StatusLegal, but requires surgery
Start DateMay 2, 1974
End DateJan 1, 2017
DescriptionOn May 2 1974, Marcia Alejandra became the first person in Chile to have her gender legally changed after surgery the previous year, the first such recognition in Latin America. Despite no law regulating gender recognition, in practice Chile recognised such after surgery was performed.
Sourceshttps://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/