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| Region | Louisiana |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 1979 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1979, Louisiana passed Regional Statute 40:62, which provides for legal gender recognition after surgery has been completed. Trans Louisianans must also petition the court for a change on their birth certificates while other documents don’t require a court order. |
| Sources | https://probonodeskmanual.loyno.edu/correcting-names-and-gender-markers/62-requirements https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2006/48/98725.html https://louisianalawhelp.org/resource/process-to-file-your-petition-for-your-gender-marker https://southernequality.org/legal-resources/louisiana/#:~:text=To%20change%20name%20and%20gender,attorney%20to%20write%20the%20petition. https://transequality.org/documents/louisiana-identity-documents |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 1979 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1979, Louisiana passed Regional Statute 40:62, which provides for legal gender recognition after surgery has been completed. Trans Louisianans must also petition the court for a change on their birth certificates while other documents don’t require a court order. |
| Sources | https://probonodeskmanual.loyno.edu/correcting-names-and-gender-markers/62-requirements https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2006/48/98725.html https://louisianalawhelp.org/resource/process-to-file-your-petition-for-your-gender-marker https://southernequality.org/legal-resources/louisiana/#:~:text=To%20change%20name%20and%20gender,attorney%20to%20write%20the%20petition. https://transequality.org/documents/louisiana-identity-documents |