The Legality of Gender Marker Changes: The Influence of Colonialism on Access to Legal Modification of State Identification Documents

• In Event: Understanding LGBTQ+ Policy Change: Comparative Perspectives

Brief Overview

What explains the legality of gender marker changes? Using a novel dataset, I analyze how state documentation correction affects the sociopolitical rights of trans individuals. I find that colonialism plays a key role in the time until legalization.

Author

• Rachel Janie O'Neal, University of Colorado Boulder