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| Region | Israel |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Supreme Court of Justice ruled against the surgical requirement in the case "Ronit Liran-Shaked v. Ministry of Interior" (2014). A new policy was adopted to create an additional committee of psychology and medical professionals to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to allow the alteration of gender markers without surgery. A special psychological, medical and psychiatric committee decides for each application whether legal gender recognition can be authorised. According to ILGA, it is not clear what specific rules or procedures these committees adopt. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/israel-lgbti http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/israel-allows-gender-change-id-cards-without-surgery200115 |
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Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Jan 21, 2015 | Jan 1, 2014 |
| Description | Israelis can now change their legal gender without sex-reassignment surgery as ordered by the Supreme Court | The Supreme Court of Justice ruled against the surgical requirement in the case "Ronit Liran-Shaked v. Ministry of Interior" (2014). A new policy was adopted to create an additional committee of psychology and medical professionals to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to allow the alteration of gender markers without surgery. A special psychological, medical and psychiatric committee decides for each application whether legal gender recognition can be authorised. According to ILGA, it is not clear what specific rules or procedures these committees adopt. |
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| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/israel-allows-gender-change-id-cards-without-surgery200115 | https://database.ilga.org/israel-lgbti http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/israel-allows-gender-change-id-cards-without-surgery200115 |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
Reports (1)
- Other "but name changing is depending on how much is the name is feminine or muscular and if your name is gender neutral you will be told that its not masculine/feminine enough for them to change it as a part of the gender recognition and they will do is as if you are just cis so you will have your dead name as your second name for the next seven years in all official documents "
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jan 21, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Israelis can now change their legal gender without sex-reassignment surgery as ordered by the Supreme Court |
| Sources | http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/israel-allows-gender-change-id-cards-without-surgery200115 |