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| Region | Venezuela |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Venezuela, the law currently does not allow gender marker change in identification documents. Article 146 of the Civil Registry Law nominally allows the change of name based on gender but requests by transgender people are denied by the Civil Registry. In 2017, the Supreme Tribunal declared the right to gender change following medical, psychiatric and psychological examinations. With this, the judicial sector of Venezuela has been able to recognize some cases of gender change, but no proper mechanism is in place for the greater population of Venezuela. |
| Sources | https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ http://www.cne.gob.ve/web/documentos/registro_civil/2009/LORC2009.pdf https://accesoalajusticia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SC-N%C2%B0-399-01-06-2017.pdf |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. adding more information and removing ilga source
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| Description | Law does not allow gender marker change in identification documents. According to ILGA, Article 146 of the Civil Registry Law nominally allows the change of name based on gender but requests by transgender people are denied by the Civil Registry | In Venezuela, the law currently does not allow gender marker change in identification documents. Article 146 of the Civil Registry Law nominally allows the change of name based on gender but requests by transgender people are denied by the Civil Registry. In 2017, the Supreme Tribunal declared the right to gender change following medical, psychiatric and psychological examinations. With this, the judicial sector of Venezuela has been able to recognize some cases of gender change, but no proper mechanism is in place for the greater population of Venezuela. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/venezuela-lgbti https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ | https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ http://www.cne.gob.ve/web/documentos/registro_civil/2009/LORC2009.pdf https://accesoalajusticia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SC-N%C2%B0-399-01-06-2017.pdf |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jun 12, 2017 | (unknown) |
| Description | The courts allow legal gender change after undergoing medical, psychiatric and psychological examinations. Individuals must submit a certified copy of their birth certificate and a medical report signed by professionals that demonstrates the truth of their declared sexual identity. | Law does not allow gender marker change in identification documents. According to ILGA, Article 146 of the Civil Registry Law nominally allows the change of name based on gender but requests by transgender people are denied by the Civil Registry |
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| Sources | https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ | https://database.ilga.org/venezuela-lgbti https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jun 12, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The courts allow legal gender change after undergoing medical, psychiatric and psychological examinations. Individuals must submit a certified copy of their birth certificate and a medical report signed by professionals that demonstrates the truth of their declared sexual identity. |
| Sources | https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2017/06/12/venezuela-admite-cambio-de-sexo/ |