Ecuadoran man changes legal sex in bid to gain custody of his kids

A father in Ecuador has legally changed his sex to female to gain custody of his children.

The cisgender man, René Salinas Ramos, said the change was exclusive to his fight for custody of his two daughters, whom he says are living in an abusive environment with their mother.

“I am very sure of my sexuality,” Salinas Ramos told La Voz del Tomebamba. “What I have sought is that I want to be a mother, so that I can also give the love and protection of a mother.”

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The change was granted at the Civil Registry office in the city of Cuenca on December 30.

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Ciudadano ecuatoriano cambió su género a femenino para luchar por la custodia de sus hijas. “Mi actuar no es contra nadie en particular, sino contra el sistema”, dijo Rene Salinas, quien renunció a su género masculino en el Registro Civil de Cuenca.