{"id":5320,"date":"2026-02-26T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/?post_type=derechos&#038;p=5320"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:28:00","slug":"the-eps-may-require-the-change-of-the-gender-name-box-or-other-proof-in-order-to-recognise-my-identity-and-be-able-to-access-the-reaffirmation-process","status":"publish","type":"derechos","link":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/rights\/the-eps-may-require-the-change-of-the-gender-name-box-or-other-proof-in-order-to-recognise-my-identity-and-be-able-to-access-the-reaffirmation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the EPS require a change in the \"gender\", \"name\" or other \"proof\" box in order to recognise my identity and be able to access the gender reassignment process?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. The HPS cannot make any additional requirements except at the explicit request of the patient. In other words, it cannot rely on a change of documentation, previous diagnoses or any kind of humiliating physical \"verification\". Any clinical assessment should serve the purpose of health care, not to delegitimise the patient's identity. <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","grupo-derecho":[167],"categoria-derecho":[136],"class_list":["post-5320","derechos","type-derechos","status-publish","hentry","grupo-derecho-reafirmacion-de-genero","categoria-derecho-salud-lgbt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos\/5320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/derechos"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"grupo-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grupo-derecho?post=5320"},{"taxonomy":"categoria-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-derecho?post=5320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}