Current Version
| Region | American Samoa |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The High Court of American Samoa has ruled that changes to one’s birth certificate can only be granted to correct information that was erroneous at the time of its record. This has been interpreted to include trans people although they usually require evidence of gender-affirming care first. |
| Sources | https://transequality.org/documents/american-samoa-identity-documents |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The High Court of American Samoa has ruled that changes to one’s birth certificate can only be granted to correct information that was erroneous at the time of its record. This has been interpreted to include trans people although they usually require evidence of gender-affirming care first. |
| Sources | https://transequality.org/documents/american-samoa-identity-documents |