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| Region | Jalisco |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Oct 29, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2020, Jalisco provided for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This was also provided to minors until an amendment in 2022 restricted it to adults only. In March 2025, Jalisco rejected a measure to allow minors to change their legal gender despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling requiring them to do so. |
| Sources | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://apiperiodico.jalisco.gob.mx/api/sites/periodicooficial.jalisco.gob.mx/files/10-29-20-ii.pdf https://www.congresojal.gob.mx/boletines/rechazan-reforma-para-que-menores-puedan-cambiar-de-identidad-de-g-nero-en-actas-de https://apiperiodico.jalisco.gob.mx/newspaper/import/04-09-22-iv.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date and more information.
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| Start Date | 2020 | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Description | In 2020, Jalisco provided for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This is also provided to minors. | In 2020, Jalisco provided for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This was also provided to minors until an amendment in 2022 restricted it to adults only. In March 2025, Jalisco rejected a measure to allow minors to change their legal gender despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling requiring them to do so. |
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| Sources | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf https://apiperiodico.jalisco.gob.mx/api/sites/periodicooficial.jalisco.gob.mx/files/10-29-20-ii.pdf https://www.congresojal.gob.mx/boletines/rechazan-reforma-para-que-menores-puedan-cambiar-de-identidad-de-g-nero-en-actas-de https://apiperiodico.jalisco.gob.mx/newspaper/import/04-09-22-iv.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2020 |
| Description | Requires surgery | In 2020, Jalisco provided for legal gender recognition on the basis of self-identification. This is also provided to minors. |
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| Sources | . | https://www.arcusfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Legal-Gender-Recognition-in-Four-Latin-American-Countries.pdf |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
created by FabianArtist
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Requires surgery |
| Sources | . |