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| Region | Belarus |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Dec 11, 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Belarusians have been allowed to update their gender markers and names following a medical diagnosis however applicants were often barred if they were married or had children. Additionally, until 2018 national identification numbers had a gender marker embedded and these could not be changed. This reportedly often leads to discrepancies between the two resulting in denial of employment. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/belarus - section 6.6 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (9)
edited by jadeywadey. made a date oopsies
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 11, 2010 |
edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc
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| Start Date | Dec 10, 2010 | (unknown) |
| Description | Permit for the operation by which a man's body changed to female or vice versa, get about four a year. In Belarus, such permission shall issue a specially created interdepartmental commission on medical, psychological and social rehabilitation of persons with the syndrome of denial of sex. It is composed of 15 experts of the ministries of Health, Defense, Interior, Justice, Education. The Commission refers the patient to a mental health and psycho-sexological examination. A year later, after a thorough examination by psychiatrists, sexologists, urologists, gynecologists, endocrinologists and geneticists, the board makes a decision - to change this person or not. | Belarusians have been allowed to update their gender markers and names following a medical diagnosis however applicants were often barred if they were married or had children. Additionally, until 2018 national identification numbers had a gender marker embedded and these could not be changed. This reportedly often leads to discrepancies between the two resulting in denial of employment. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BY%20-%20EXE%20-%20Resolution%20No.%20163%20(2010)%20-%20OR-OFF(ru).pdf | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/belarus - section 6.6 |
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2004 | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Sources | http://www.interfax.by/article/1170599 http://nn.by/?c=ar&i=128500&lang=ru | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BY%20-%20EXE%20-%20Resolution%20No.%20163%20(2010)%20-%20OR-OFF(ru).pdf |
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edited by Notdog1996. Sounds like a heavy medical diagnosis
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edited by Notdog1996. Sounds like a heavy medical diagnosis
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Description | Permit for the operation by which a man's body changed to female or vice versa, get about four a year. In Belarus, such permission shall issue a specially created interdepartmental commission on medical, psychological and social rehabilitation of persons with the syndrome of denial of sex. It is composed of 15 experts of the ministries of Health, Defense, Interior, Justice, Education. The Commission refers the patient to a mental health and psycho-sexological examination. A year later, after a thorough examination by psychiatrists, sexologists, urologists, gynecologists, endocrinologists and geneticists, the board makes a decision - to change this person or not the floor. | Permit for the operation by which a man's body changed to female or vice versa, get about four a year. In Belarus, such permission shall issue a specially created interdepartmental commission on medical, psychological and social rehabilitation of persons with the syndrome of denial of sex. It is composed of 15 experts of the ministries of Health, Defense, Interior, Justice, Education. The Commission refers the patient to a mental health and psycho-sexological examination. A year later, after a thorough examination by psychiatrists, sexologists, urologists, gynecologists, endocrinologists and geneticists, the board makes a decision - to change this person or not. |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "it is legal without surgery needed, read the description of the details again"
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Permit for the operation by which a man's body changed to female or vice versa, get about four a year. In Belarus, such permission shall issue a specially created interdepartmental commission on medical, psychological and social rehabilitation of persons with the syndrome of denial of sex. It is composed of 15 experts of the ministries of Health, Defense, Interior, Justice, Education. The Commission refers the patient to a mental health and psycho-sexological examination. A year later, after a thorough examination by psychiatrists, sexologists, urologists, gynecologists, endocrinologists and geneticists, the board makes a decision - to change this person or not the floor. |
| Sources | http://www.interfax.by/article/1170599 http://nn.by/?c=ar&i=128500&lang=ru |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "https://news.house/40724"