Gender identity law
Law 21.120 or Law that recognizes and protects gender identity allows people who need it to apply to the Civil Registry to modify their legal data regarding the sex and name with which the person appears on the identity card. The steps to perform this procedure and the time request, can be reviewed directly in the civil registry page
Content associated with the Gender Identity Act
Civil Registry habilitates appointment request to change name and sex
(Santiago, December 16th, 2019). - Staring from December 16th trans people will be able to request in person an appointment to change their name and...
Valeria Pinto, the first trans person to obtain her new ID card through the Gender Identity Law
(Santiago, January 27, 2020).- This Monday morning, Valeria Pinto became the first trans person in Chile to obtain her new ID card with her new...
OTD Chile meets with Minsal to discuss the accompaniment according to the Gender Identity Law
(Santiago, January 17, 2020).- OTD Chile, together with other organizations achieved the first meeting with the Ministry of Health (Minsal) to...
Mathew, the first trans teenager that changed his registral sex and name through the Gender Identity Law at the Family Court
(Santiago, January 13th, 2020) The 2nd Family Court of Santiago issued a historic judgement by permitting Mathew, a trans teenager, to change his...
Public Statement: with the Gender Identity Law we moved forward a first step, but…
(Santiago, December 27, 2019).-Before the entry into force of the Act 21,120, which recognizes and protects the right to gender identity, the...
Valeria Pinto: The first trans person that changes her sex and name thanks to the Gender Identity Law in Chile
(Santiago, December 27th, 2019).- Valeria Pinto was the first trans person in Chile that changed her name and registral sex thanks to the Gender...