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Debate feminista
On-line version ISSN 2594-066XPrint version ISSN 0188-9478
Abstract
ABSI, Pascale. Gender without Sex or Rights: The Gender Identity Law in Bolivia. Debate fem. [online]. 2020, vol.59, pp.31-47. Epub Apr 30, 2020. ISSN 2594-066X. https://doi.org/10.22201/cieg.2594066xe.2020.59.02.
In May 2016, the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia enacted the Gender Identity Law. Thereafter, people were able to correct their sex data and get a name in the civil registry through a simple, quick administrative procedure based on a declaratory application. Just a year later, in November 2017, a ruling by the Constitutional Court annulled Article 11, which granted transidentity people the rights of the rectified sex. By presenting the conditions for the adoption of the law, and its partial revocation, this article seeks to show that this about-face is linked to a particular interpretation of the categories “sex” and “gender” that goes beyond the framework of Bolivian legislation.
Keywords : Transgender; Transidentity; Sex; Law; Rights; Bolivia.