Chilean court ruling grants right to non-binary ID
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
A ruling by Chile's Judiciary where a Law School team represented the plaintiffs has recognized -based on the examples of Colombia, Argentina, and Canada- the right of non-binary gender people of legal age to change their birth certificate and mark it with an “X” instead of “feminine” or “masculine,” it was reported in Santiago.
The ruling draws on the comparative experience in Colombia, Argentina, and Canada among 20 other countries where non-binary persons are recognized and the use of the “X” marker is internationally recognized.
The sentence includes the arguments raised by Professor Lorena Lorca, who has since 2009 represented transgender people in need of a change to their birth certificate in terms of name and sex. More than 370 cases have been successfully concluded.
Last week's ruling was the first issued in Chile in the case of a person of legal age who is recognized as a non-binary person, admitting that his legal name is detrimental and that the registered sex does not correspond to the person's gender identity and must be rectified.
More:
https://en.mercopress.com/2022/07/11/chilean-court-ruling-grants-right-to-non-binary-id
