Entry #4111: Right to change legal gender in Nigeria

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Region	Nigeria
Issue	Right to change legal gender
Status	Illegal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria.
Sources	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide
Federal Law	Yes

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Revision History (20)

Jul 24, 2024

edited by Unknownmiles. setting as federal law

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Federal Law	No	Yes

Nov 22, 2021

edited by Muhammadaji2022

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Description	Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria	Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria.
Description	Show Difference Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria Nigeria.

Oct 7, 2021

edited by Muhammadaji2022

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Unknown.	Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria

Sep 5, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents.	Unknown.

Reports (1)
Status is not correct "The source cited says it is impossible to be legally sex-reassigned "
Jan 6, 2019

Jul 20, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, no restrictions	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents.	A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents.
Description	Show Difference A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents.

Jul 14, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Description	A woman came back to work after a sex change.	A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents.
Description	Show Difference A woman came back to work after a sex change. Missing non binary options on documents.

Apr 28, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	A man came back to work after a sex change.	A woman came back to work after a sex change.

Apr 23, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Legal, no restrictions
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Not possible to change documents.	A man came back to work after a sex change.

Mar 29, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	Not possible.	Not possible to change documents.

Mar 22, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Not possible to change documents.	Not possible.

Mar 18, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal, but requires surgery	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Mar 16, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Sources	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide
Sources	Show Difference https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide

Mar 8, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Legal, but requires surgery
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Not possible.	Not possible to change documents.

Mar 5, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Feb 26, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Considered that homosexuality is illegal. most likely this is illegal too. lgbt topics and people are taboo.	Not possible.
Description	Show Difference Considered that homosexuality is illegal. most likely this is illegal too. lgbt topics and people are taboo. Not possible.
Sources	No	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/

Dec 23, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Sep 18, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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Description	No	Considered that homosexuality is illegal. most likely this is illegal too. lgbt topics and people are taboo.

Aug 14, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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Value	Legal, but requires surgery	Illegal
Description	Requires sterilization as well	No
Sources	transrespect.org	No

Oct 16, 2016

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Illegal	Legal, but requires surgery
Description	No	Requires sterilization as well
Sources	No	transrespect.org

Aug 8, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Illegal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	No
Sources	No