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| Region | Laos |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Trans people are currently unable to change their legal gender in Laos. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/laos/ https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/countries/laos/ |
Revision History (8)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Like I said in the report, the source says nothing about legal gender recognition and other sources say it’s not possible such as the ones I provided.
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jun 18, 2009 | (unknown) |
| Description | Laos legalized changing gender in 2009 but there is no protection laws. | Trans people are currently unable to change their legal gender in Laos. |
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| Sources | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8091764.stm | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/laos/ https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/countries/laos/ |
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| Description | Laos legalized changing gender in 2009 but there is no protection laws :( | Laos legalized changing gender in 2009 but there is no protection laws. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "The source says nothing about legal gender recognition and other sources say it’s not possible such as the below:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/laos/
https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/countries/laos/"
edited by Buzdolabimotoru
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-1 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Description | Unknown. | Laos legalized changing gender in 2009 but there is no protection laws :( |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8091764.stm |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, no restrictions | Ambiguous |
| Description | Preformed in Thailand. | Preformed in Thailand. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Unknown. | Preformed in Thailand. |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, no restrictions | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | Unknown. |
| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |