Judge in Lebanon Allows Transgender Woman to Change Sex Marker in Documents

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0300

Wassim Zahr al-Din, a civil judge in southern Lebanon, has granted a transgender woman’s petition to change her name and sex marker in official documents. The decision was made last month, despite the country’s lack of legislation regulating gender recognition.

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Judge in Lebanon Allows Transgender Woman to Change Sex Marker in Documents