Entry #13773: Right to change legal gender in Puerto Rico

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RegionPuerto Rico
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionPuerto Rico residence are allowed to change their gender under a lawsuit that happened in 2018. In 2017, Puerto Rico had made a bill that would bar people from changing their gender, the lawsuit came a couple of months after the bill was filled. In 2018, the lawsuit was settled and LGBTQ people could change their gender.
Sourceshttps://windycitytimes.com/2017/04/06/lambda-legal-sues-puerto-rico-for-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy/ https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/gonzalez_pr_20170406_complaint https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/04/court-orders-puerto-rico-issue-accurate-birth-certificates-transgender-residents/ https://transequality.org/documents/state/puerto-rico


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created by qcksws

Original entry
StatusLegal, no restrictions
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionPuerto Rico residence are allowed to change their gender under a lawsuit that happened in 2018. In 2017, Puerto Rico had made a bill that would bar people from changing their gender, the lawsuit came a couple of months after the bill was filled. In 2018, the lawsuit was settled and LGBTQ people could change their gender.
Sourceshttps://windycitytimes.com/2017/04/06/lambda-legal-sues-puerto-rico-for-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy/ https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal-docs/gonzalez_pr_20170406_complaint https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/04/court-orders-puerto-rico-issue-accurate-birth-certificates-transgender-residents/ https://transequality.org/documents/state/puerto-rico