Gender Identity Law

Civil Registry habilitates appointment request to change name and sex

by VersionIngles | Jul 31, 2020 | Gender Identity Law, Public Politics

(Santiago, December 16th, 2019). – Staring from December 16th trans people will be able to request in person an appointment to change their name and sex, as the Gender Identity Law 21.120 establishes. Civil Registry and Ministry of Justice authorities emphasized...

Valeria Pinto, the first trans person to obtain her new ID card through the Gender Identity Law

by VersionIngles | Jul 20, 2020 | 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 registral name and sex, one month after the Gender Identity Law (Act 21.120) enter into force. In this way, she received her...

OTD Chile meets with Minsal to discuss the accompaniment according to the Gender Identity Law

by VersionIngles | Jul 20, 2020 | Gender Identity Law

(Santiago, January 17, 2020).- OTD Chile, together with other organizations achieved the first meeting with the Ministry of Health (Minsal) to discuss the operation of accompaniment for those over 14 and under 18 according to the Gender Identity Law, where our...

Mathew, the first trans teenager that changed his registral sex and name through the Gender Identity Law at the Family Court

by VersionIngles | Jul 16, 2020 | Gender Identity Law

(Santiago, January 13th, 2020) The 2nd Family Court of Santiago issued a historic judgement by permitting Mathew, a trans teenager, to change his name through the Gender Identity Law that came into effect last December 27th, 2019. The magistrate Macarena Rebolledo,...

Public Statement: with the Gender Identity Law we moved forward a first step, but…

by VersionIngles | Jul 16, 2020 | Gender Identity Law

(Santiago, December 27, 2019).-Before the entry into force of the Act 21,120, which recognizes and protects the right to gender identity, the Association OTD Chile – Organizing Trans Diversities, as a transfeminist organization that promotes the human rights of trans,...

Valeria Pinto: The first trans person that changes her sex and name thanks to the Gender Identity Law in Chile

by VersionIngles | Jul 16, 2020 | Gender Identity Law, Trans visibility

(Santiago, December 27th, 2019).- Valeria Pinto was the first trans person in Chile that changed her name and registral sex thanks to the Gender Identity Law (GIL) that became effective on December 27th. The coordinator of de OTEDUCA Unit, Kris Córdova, witnessed the...