Entry #390: Right to change legal gender in Vietnam

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Region	Vietnam
Issue	Right to change legal gender
Status	Illegal
Start Date	Aug 5, 2008
End Date	Jan 1, 2017
Description	Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.
Sources	http://thuvienphapluat.vn/archive/Nghi-dinh/Nghi-dinh-88-2008-ND-CP-xac-dinh-lai-gioi-tinh-vb69027t11.aspx

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4 weeks ago

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing date gap.

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
End Date	Nov 23, 2015	Jan 1, 2017
Description	Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.	Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.
Description	Show Difference Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender. "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.

Nov 24, 2015

edited by vviet93

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	(none)	Nov 23, 2015

Dec 24, 2014

edited by vviet93

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	Illegal
Description	Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.	Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.
Description	Show Difference Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that \"confuses\" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is \"fully developed\", a citizen can\'t change his/her gender. "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.

Sep 24, 2013

created by vviet93

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	Original entry
Status	Ambiguous
Start Date	Aug 5, 2008
End Date	(none)
Description	Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.
Sources	http://thuvienphapluat.vn/archive/Nghi-dinh/Nghi-dinh-88-2008-ND-CP-xac-dinh-lai-gioi-tinh-vb69027t11.aspx