Bolivia's lower house OKs bill legalizing change of sex, name by transexuals
Bolivia's lower house OKs bill legalizing change of sex, name by transexuals
Source: Xinhua 2016-05-20 09:53:39
LA PAZ, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's Chamber of Deputies on Thursday approved a bill that allows transsexuals to change their sex and name.
Under the Gender Identity Law, which is pending approval by the Senate before being signed into law by President Evo Morales, transsexuals over 18 years of age can change their name, gender and image on all legal documents.
Laura Alvarez, national president of Bolivia's Trans, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual organization, said the bill will benefit some 1,500 members whose legal documents do not reflect their sex change, mainly former men whose official IDs bear the masculine name they were given at birth.
"The recognition of the right to (fair) documents goes from birth certificates to the (national) identity card, driver's license, property deeds and others," said Alvarez.
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