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Gender Identity Laws: The legal status of global sex/gender identity recognition

dc.contributor.authorRyan, John
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-20T15:50:22Z
dc.date.available2019-03-20T15:50:22Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractOfficial identity is a powerful thing. More than just feelings, diagnosis, or behaviors, official identity marks the status by which one can gain, or lose, access to certain social rights, responsibilities, and privileges. It can be predicated on biology or on the “determination” of other social identities. And it can serve as the means by which other identities can be determined. The ability to alter one’s official identity is a key mechanism whereby one can essentially change who they are, and what they can become, in the eyes of the law. This paper will examine three principal types of global gender recognition identity laws—those that require official approval by “experts,” those that provide options for a third gender, and those that allow for self-declaration. Case studies will be examined of laws in the United Kingdom, Nepal, and Argentina respectively to demonstrate the potential benefits and shortcomings of each type of law. The conclusion will consider the potential ramifications of removing gender as an official identity marker entirely, a move now considered by some to be the end result or goal of many of these laws.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationRyan, J. M. (2018). Gender Identity Laws: The legal status of global sex/gender identity recognition. LGBTQ Policy Journal, VIII (1), 3-16pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2160-2980
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/37621
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherHarvard Kennedy Schoolpt_PT
dc.relationGender citizenship and sexual rights in Europe: transgender lives from a transnational perspective
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://lgbtq.hkspublications.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/04/LGTBQHarvard_final_link.pdfpt_PT
dc.subjectOfficial identitypt_PT
dc.subjectGender Identitypt_PT
dc.titleGender Identity Laws: The legal status of global sex/gender identity recognitionpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleGender citizenship and sexual rights in Europe: transgender lives from a transnational perspective
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/615594/EU
oaire.citation.endPage16pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleLGBTQ Policy Journalpt_PT
oaire.citation.volumeVIII (1)pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamFP7
person.familyNameRyan
person.givenNameJohn
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7207-6918
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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