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Protest after Peru classifies transsexuality as mental disorder
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LGBTQ groups protested outside Peru's health ministry after the government issued a decree listing transsexualism as a mental disorder. The government updated its list of insurable health conditions to include services for transgender people, but described the condition as a 'mental disorder,' a term abandoned by the World Health Organization. Over 200 activists gathered to demand the revocation of the decree on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. The government stated it would not scrap the decree, citing the right to care. Activists argue that pathologizing transgender people opens the door to conversion therapy, which is not illegal in Peru.
#Peru #Transsexuality #MentalDisorder #Lgbtq #Protest #HealthMinistry #Activists #ConversionTherapy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/protest-peru-classifies-transsexuality-mental-020209501.html
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LGBTQ groups protested outside Peru's health ministry after the government issued a decree listing transsexualism as a mental disorder. The government updated its list of insurable health conditions to include services for transgender people, but described the condition as a 'mental disorder,' a term abandoned by the World Health Organization. Over 200 activists gathered to demand the revocation of the decree on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. The government stated it would not scrap the decree, citing the right to care. Activists argue that pathologizing transgender people opens the door to conversion therapy, which is not illegal in Peru.
#Peru #Transsexuality #MentalDisorder #Lgbtq #Protest #HealthMinistry #Activists #ConversionTherapy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/protest-peru-classifies-transsexuality-mental-020209501.html