Countries in which gender marker can be legally changed, World
Possibility of changing one's gender in official national documents. "Limited" means partial implementation, such asonerous or difficult requirements, or laws differing across the country.
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- Age of consent for same-sex and different-sex partnersVelasco
- Age of consent for same-sex and different-sex partnersEqualdex
- Blood donations by men who have sex with men
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- Constitutional protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
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- Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity prohibitedVelasco
- Gender assignment surgeries on children banned
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- Gender marker changeEqualdex
- Gender-affirming careEqualdex
- Hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are an aggravating circumstance
- Housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
- Inciting crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal
- Intersex infant surgeryEqualdex
- Joint adoptions by same-sex partnersVelasco
- Joint adoptions by same-sex partnersEqualdex
- LGBT+ legal equality index
- LGBT+ rights index
- Legal status of same-sex sexual actsEqualdex
- Legal status of same-sex sexual actsMignot, long-run data
- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people allowed to openly serve in the military
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people serve openly in the militaryEqualdex
- Marriage for same-sex partnersVelasco
- Marriage for same-sex partnersEqualdex
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- People living in countries in which a third gender is recognized
- People living in countries in which gender marker can be legally changed
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- People living in countries with joint adoptions by same-sex partners
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- Share of people saying they do not want homosexual neighbors
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