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| Region | Namibia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 1963 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Trans people can change their legal gender based on a clause from the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963. It was reported in 2015 that applications for change of sex are done on a case-by-case basis and are not problematic, as long as a person can provide medical reports of their sex change, which includes undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Once the application is granted, a transgender person can apply for a new identity document and passport. |
| Sources | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Nambia.pdf |
Revision History (9)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Bye bye Wikipedia source.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 1963 |
| Description | It was reported in 2015 that applications for change of sex are done on a case-by-case basis and are not problematic, as long as a person can provide medical reports of their sex change, which includes undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Once the application is granted, a transgender person can apply for a new identity document and passport. | Trans people can change their legal gender based on a clause from the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963. It was reported in 2015 that applications for change of sex are done on a case-by-case basis and are not problematic, as long as a person can provide medical reports of their sex change, which includes undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Once the application is granted, a transgender person can apply for a new identity document and passport. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Namibia#cite_note-transgender-21 | https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Nambia.pdf |
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edited by Antinousosiris
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | Missing non binary options on documents. Under the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963. | It was reported in 2015 that applications for change of sex are done on a case-by-case basis and are not problematic, as long as a person can provide medical reports of their sex change, which includes undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Once the application is granted, a transgender person can apply for a new identity document and passport. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Namibia#cite_note-transgender-21 | |
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| Description | Allowed to change gender on documents. Missing non binary options on documents. Under the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963. | Missing non binary options on documents. Under the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963. |
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| Description | Allowed to change gender on documents. Missing non binary options on documents. | Allowed to change gender on documents. Missing non binary options on documents. Under the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | No | Allowed to change gender on documents. Missing non binary options on documents. |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, but requires surgery | Ambiguous |
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| Description | Requires sterilization | No |
| Sources | transrespect.org | No |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No | Requires sterilization |
| Sources | No | transrespect.org |