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Region | Mauritius |
Issue | Right to change legal gender |
Status | Illegal |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender marker on official documents. |
Sources | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius/ - Section 6.6 paragraph 4 |
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edited by jadeywadey. improving entry overall
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Description | No law criminalizing being transgender, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender marker on official documents. |
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Sources | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius/ - Section 6.6 paragraph 4 |
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edited by Notdog1996. Transgender is not a noun, Wikipedia is not a source
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Description | No law criminalizing transgenders, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | No law criminalizing being transgender, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. |
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Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius | https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
Special Status | N/A | Illegal |
Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/mauritius |
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- Newer law has been passed
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Illegal | N/A |
Description | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | No law criminalizing transgenders, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. |
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Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius https://www.lexpress.mu/article/303111/anais-jonson-dans-peau-dune-trans |
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edited by JordanB3047
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Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
Description | Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents. | |
Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mauritius |
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Status | Legal, no restrictions |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | (empty) |
Sources | (empty) |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "Gender change is not recognised "
- Newer law has been passed "Check on Wikipedia. It's more accurate I believe."
- Status is not correct "Would need to do an affidavit in front of a Mauritian Court. Surgery is required. There is no instructions anywhere on how it is done exactly."