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| Region | Chile |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | May 2, 1974 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Description | On 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. |
| Sources | https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/ |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | May 2, 1974 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Description | On 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. |
| Sources | https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/ |