Current Version
| Region | Greece |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | To change one's legal gender in Greece, the legal requirement is only a court order. Non-binary people are to choose male or female. Forced divorce was also required if the person was married, before same-sex marriage was legal in Greece. |
| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2017/10/greece-vote-on-legal-gender-recognition-is-an-historic-step-forward-for-transgender-rights/ |
Revision History (6)
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| Description | To change one's legal gender in Greece, the legal requirements are a forced divorce (if married, due to the inability of performing same-sex marriage) and a court order. Non-binary people are to choose male or female. | To change one's legal gender in Greece, the legal requirement is only a court order. Non-binary people are to choose male or female. Forced divorce was also required if the person was married, before same-sex marriage was legal in Greece. |
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| Description | Since October 2017, to change one's legal gender in Greece, the legal requirements are a forced divorce (if married, due to the inability of performing same-sex marriage) and a court order. Non-binary people are to choose male or female. | To change one's legal gender in Greece, the legal requirements are a forced divorce (if married, due to the inability of performing same-sex marriage) and a court order. Non-binary people are to choose male or female. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "There has been a court decision allowing the removal of gender from legal documents. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news247.gr/ellada/tzeison-antigoni-anoigei-to-zitima-nomikis-anagnorisis-ton-trans-mi-diikon-atomon-stin-ellada/%3famp"
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No requirements since 2017. Missing non binary options on drivers licenses. | Since October 2017, to change one's legal gender in Greece, the legal requirements are a forced divorce (if married, due to the inability of performing same-sex marriage) and a court order. Non-binary people are to choose male or female. |
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| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2017/10/greece-vote-on-legal-gender-recognition-is-an-historic-step-forward-for-transgender-rights/ | |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No requirements since 2017. | No requirements since 2017. Missing non binary options on drivers licenses. |
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| Sources | No | |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2016 | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Description | Since 2016 | No requirements since 2017. |