In the case of TT, R v The Registrar General for England and Wales, the president of the high court’s family division rules that a transman who gave birth to his child, is correctly registered as “mother” on his child’s birth certificate.
This report outlines international and regional human rights standards for recognising gender identity and expression and provides a comparative analysis of legal gender recognition laws in seven Commonwealth countries – New Zealand, Malaysia, India, Namibia, South Africa, Guyana and Malta. The report explores how these seven geographically diverse jurisdictions approach gender identity and analyses the different legislative models of recognising self-identified gender, from models of self-determination (Malta) to surgery-focused requirements (Namibia), and from a broad spectrum of amendment orientated procedures (India) to a country without any gender recognition process (Guyana). The report concludes by drawing out broad themes from the country case studies and providing a set of practical general recommendations for legal reform.
