Current Version
| Region | Kyrgyzstan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| End Date | Nov 7, 2020 |
| Description | Legal gender recognition was officially regulated by statute and fully available in an administrative procedure. According to Article 72 of the Law on Acts of Civil Status (Law No. 60), civil registry offices had a legal obligation to amend birth records based on a certifying document issued by a medical institution. This framework was further formalized in 2011 through the Rules for the Registration of Civil Status Acts, issued by the State Registry Service under the Ministry of Justice, which explicitly authorized civil servants to modify the first name, surname, and patronymic in civil registries upon the submission of a statement confirming the performed medical intervention. |
| Sources | http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ https://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/ https://cis-legislation.com/document.fwx?rgn=7611 |
Revision History (11)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Apr 5, 1972 | Apr 19, 2005 |
| End Date | Aug 1, 2020 | Nov 7, 2020 |
| Description | Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union during 1972 when the first sex change was performed and a trans man was granted legal gender recognition after completing surgery. | Legal gender recognition was officially regulated by statute and fully available in an administrative procedure. According to Article 72 of the Law on Acts of Civil Status (Law No. 60), civil registry offices had a legal obligation to amend birth records based on a certifying document issued by a medical institution. This framework was further formalized in 2011 through the Rules for the Registration of Civil Status Acts, issued by the State Registry Service under the Ministry of Justice, which explicitly authorized civil servants to modify the first name, surname, and patronymic in civil registries upon the submission of a statement confirming the performed medical intervention. |
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| Sources | http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ https://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/ | http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ https://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/ https://cis-legislation.com/document.fwx?rgn=7611 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more information.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Apr 5, 1972 |
| Description | From soviet times. Missing non binary options on documents. | Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union during 1972 when the first sex change was performed and a trans man was granted legal gender recognition after completing surgery. |
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| Sources | http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ | http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ https://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/ |
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edited by UnknownMiles. This status was repealed with the law on acts of civil status on August 1st 2020.
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| End Date | (none) | Aug 1, 2020 |
edited by Muhammadaji2022
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires surgery |
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| Description | From soviet times. | From soviet times. Missing non binary options on documents. |
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| Sources | No | http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/11/russia-is-not-the-only-former-soviet-state-to-restrict-lgbt-rights/ |