Trans Legal Mapping Report Recognition before the law November 2017 2nd Edition Zhan Chiam Sandra Duffy Matilda González Gil www.ilga.org www.ilga.org Trans Legal Mapping Report Recognition before the law November 2017 2nd Edition Zhan Chiam Sandra Duffy Matilda González Gil www.ilga.org Copyright page Table of Contents nd This 2 edition of the Trans Legal Mapping Report was researched and written by Zhan Chiam, Sandra Duffy and Matilda González Gil, and published by ILGA. It is copyright-free provided you cite both the authors and the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). Foreword | Trans Secretariat: Mikee Inton and Brenda Alegre ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Suggested citation: Author’s Preface | Zhan Chiam ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association: Chiam, Z., Duffy, S. and González Gil, M., International Law and Legal Gender Recognition (+ Interview with Broden Giambrone) | Zhan Chiam ............. 7 Trans Legal Mapping Report 2017: Recognition before the law (Geneva: ILGA, November 2017). Name and sex/gender marker change in the Inter-American System This report is available to download in Word or PDF formats. of Human Rights | Matilda González Gil ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Trans Legal Mapping Report is published simultaneously in English and Spanish. Africa | Introduction by Ricky Nathanson ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Download the report at www.ilga.org or contact [email protected]. Angola ............................................................19 South Africa ................................................... 22 Botswana .......................................................19 Swaziland ...................................................... 23 Coordination: Zhan Chiam. Kenya .............................................................20 Tanzania ........................................................ 23 Lesotho ..........................................................21 Uganda .......................................................... 23 Design, typesetting and Spanish translation: Lucas Ramón Mendos. Malawi ............................................................21 Zambia........................................................... 24 Mozambique .................................................21 Zimbabwe ..................................................... 24 Namibia .........................................................22 Asia | Introduction by Zhan Chiam ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Bangladesh....................................................27 Myanmar ....................................................... 36 Bhutan ...........................................................27 Negara Brunei Darussalam ......................... 37 Hong Kong .....................................................27 Nepal.............................................................. 37 India ...............................................................28 Pakistan ......................................................... 38 Indonesia .......................................................30 People’s Republic of China ......................... 38 Iran .................................................................31 Philippines .................................................... 39 Japan .............................................................31 Republic of Korea (South Korea) ................ 39 Kyrgyzstan .....................................................32 Singapore ...................................................... 40 Malaysia (+ Interview: Thilaga).......................33 Sri Lanka ........................................................ 41 Maldives .........................................................36 Thailand ........................................................ 42 Mongolia ........................................................36 Vietnam (+ Interview: Chu Thanh Ha) ............. 42 Europe | Introduction by Sandra Duffy ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Albania ...........................................................47 France ............................................................ 58 Andorra ..........................................................47 Georgia .......................................................... 59 Armenia .........................................................47 Germany ........................................................ 59 Austria ............................................................48 Greece ............................................................ 60 Azerbaijan ......................................................48 Hungary (+ Interview: Kriztina K. Orbán) ....... 61 Belarus ...........................................................49 Iceland ........................................................... 63 Belgium ..........................................................50 Ireland ........................................................... 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina ..............................51 Italy ................................................................ 65 Bulgaria .........................................................52 Kosovo ........................................................... 65 Croatia ...........................................................53 Latvia ............................................................. 65 Cyprus ............................................................54 Liechtenstein ................................................ 66 Czech Republic .............................................54 Lithuania ....................................................... 67 Denmark ........................................................55 Luxemburg .................................................... 67 Estonia ...........................................................56 Malta .............................................................. 68 Finland ...........................................................57 Moldova ......................................................... 69 FYR Macedonia ..............................................57 Monaco .......................................................... 69 Copyright page Table of Contents nd This 2 edition of the Trans Legal Mapping Report was researched and written by Zhan Chiam, Sandra Duffy and Matilda González Gil, and published by ILGA. It is copyright-free provided you cite both the authors and the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). Foreword | Trans Secretariat: Mikee Inton and Brenda Alegre ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Suggested citation: Author’s Preface | Zhan Chiam ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association: Chiam, Z., Duffy, S. and González Gil, M., International Law and Legal Gender Recognition (+ Interview with Broden Giambrone) | Zhan Chiam ............. 7 Trans Legal Mapping Report 2017: Recognition before the law (Geneva: ILGA, November 2017). Name and sex/gender marker change in the Inter-American System This report is available to download in Word or PDF formats. of Human Rights | Matilda González Gil ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Trans Legal Mapping Report is published simultaneously in English and Spanish. Africa | Introduction by Ricky Nathanson ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Download the report at www.ilga.org or contact [email protected]. Angola ............................................................19 South Africa ................................................... 22 Botswana .......................................................19 Swaziland ...................................................... 23 Coordination: Zhan Chiam. Kenya .............................................................20 Tanzania ........................................................ 23 Lesotho ..........................................................21 Uganda .......................................................... 23