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| Region | Marshall Islands |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No laws in the Marshall Islands allow for legal gender change. However, individuals are permitted to change their name. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/marshall-islands-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/MH%20-%20JUD%20-%20Change%20of%20Name%20Rules%20(2013)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf |
Revision History (9)
edited by cosmeticplague. No laws in place, second source is outdated, and fixing up description
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| Description | Laws in force in Marshall Islands do not allow for gender marker change in identification documents. (ILGA) | No laws in the Marshall Islands allow for legal gender change. However, individuals are permitted to change their name. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/marshall-islands-lgbti https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 | https://database.ilga.org/marshall-islands-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/MH%20-%20JUD%20-%20Change%20of%20Name%20Rules%20(2013)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | The Marshall Islands is home to a cultural "third gender" community, known in Marshallese as kak??. | Laws in force in Marshall Islands do not allow for gender marker change in identification documents. (ILGA) |
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| Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Marshall_Islands | https://database.ilga.org/marshall-islands-lgbti https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Marshall Islands does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents. | The Marshall Islands is home to a cultural "third gender" community, known in Marshallese as kak??. |
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| Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Marshall_Islands |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| Description | No laws in place. | Marshall Islands does not provide any administrative or legal procedures allowing trans people to have their identified gender recognised in official documents. |
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| Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/micronesia-a-diverse-region-with-diverse-lgbti-laws/143887 | |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Sources | No |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| Description | No information. | No |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | No information. |