Gender Identity Law | OTD Chile

The right to gender identity is already a law

by Equipo OTD | Mar 11, 2019 | Gender Identity Law

The Gender Identity Act was approved with 95 votes in favor at 14:15 hours on Tuesday of September 12 by the Chamber of Deputies, ending a waiting of more than five years that the legislative processing of the project lasted. After almost four hours of debate, the...

OTD Chile participates in meeting for the elaboration of the Gender Identity Law regulation

by Equipo OTD | Feb 19, 2019 | Gender Identity Law, Public Politics

The Undersecretary for Children of the Ministry of Social Development, together with the Undersecretary for Human Rights of the Ministry of Justice, called on civil society organizations to participate in a meeting to draw up the future regulations of the Gender...

5 steps to understand gender identity

by Comunicaciones OTD Chile | Dec 16, 2018 | Gender Identity Law

Transgender, transsexual or Transvestite?, Intersexual?, Gender Binary, Genderqueer, fluid?: Surely you have heard some of this, at least one time in your life. And probably, that happened in recent years. When for some reason that you still don’t...

History of the Gender Identity Law in Chile

by Equipo OTD | Dec 15, 2018 | Gender Identity Law

On September 2018, the Joint Senate Commission approved the Gender Identity Law in Chile. Thanks to this, people over 14 years old will have the possibility to modify their gender in the Civil Registry, through an administrative procedure. This legislation...

Gender Identity Law in the world

by Equipo OTD | Dec 14, 2018 | Gender Identity Law

The rights of LGBTIQ+ people are human rights! Let’s make that clear. There is nothing strange, otherworldly, or absurd about that. The petition today is for equality, respect, and, above all, justice. Globally, only 20 countries have approved...

What does the Gender Identity Law establish in Chile?

by Equipo OTD | Dec 12, 2018 | Gender Identity Law

On September 12, 2018, the Congress approved the Gender Identity Law in Chile. This leaves behind a debate that lasted five years, and was accepted with 95 votes in favor and 46 against. Now, it must be sent to the national president, Sebastián Piñera, for his...