right to know the identity of their fathers and/or mothers, their biological origin, to preserve their family relationships in accordance with the law, to know and exercise the culture of their place of origin and, in general, to preserve and develop their own identity and idiosyncrasy, including their gender identity, in accordance with current legislation (...) When a child or adolescent is illegally deprived of any of the elements of their identity, or all of them, must be given the appropriate assistance and protection in order to restore it quickly (...) The Civil Registry and Identification Service will have simple and fast procedures that allow the birth registration of the newborns, their timely identification and that of their nationality (...) The child or adolescent must be registered with a name and two conventional surnames, leaving a record in the corresponding item, without prejudice to the right to subsequently claim the determination of their identity." In Chile there are two public policies based on the antidiscrimination law that are, in some way, designed to protect intersex people. On 14 June 2012, the Ministry of Health issued Circular 21 titled "Reiterates instruction on the care of trans people in the health care network". The document stipulates the reiteration to the health services the duty of officials to respect gender identity and the social name of trans and intersex people, with emphasis on primary health care. It points out that intersex people, in comparison with trans people, "may also manifest a similar situation, when genital sex does not correspond to the gender identity that the person is developing." On 9 November 2012, the Legal Medical Service, under the Ministry of Justice, issued Circular 1297 that instructs compliance with the "Expert Technical Guide of Forensic Sexology for trans and intersex cases." It is intended to safeguard the physical and mental integrity of people, especially ensuring the protection of dignity. The protocol mentions that trans and intersex persons will not be subjected to invasive expert reports, in addition they must be treated by their social name or the one that the person prefers. See also Intersex human rights LGBT rights in Chile References Bibliography External links Brújula Intersexual LGBT rights in Chile