Gender Identity Law in Chile | OTD Chile

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...

Bruno fights for his right to identity: Story of a graduation

by VersionIngles | Jul 14, 2020 | Education, Trans visibility

(November 28th, 2019).- Earlier this year, we got a message from Bruno, a young trans student who related the discrimination he suffered from the school authorities of the school San José Del Carmen, located in the commune of Palmilla, Libertador Bernardo O’higgins...

OTD Association and Faculty of Law of the University of Chile formalised an agreement of name change for trans persons

by Equipo OTD | Mar 21, 2019 | Public Politics, Trans visibility

This Friday 26th of October the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile will formalise a collaboration agreement with OTD Chile, after that since 2009 the Legal Clinic, leaded by Lorena Lorca, has worked for free to change the name and the sex of trans persons. In...