Sweden ends forced sterilisation rule for people who undergo gender reassignment
Sweden has ended a law which made forced sterilisation compulsory for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery, in order for the state to recognise their gender identity. The law dates back to...
View ArticleSweden: Forcibly sterilised trans people to fight compensation battle
Swedish transgender people who accepted a stipulation to undergo sterilisation if they had gender reassignment surgery are planning to sue the government, following a recent repeal of the old...
View ArticleSweden: Two MPs urge government to keep trans infertility requirement for...
Two MPs in Sweden have written an argument against the country removing its requirement for transgender people to be “infertile” in order to receive gender reassignment surgery, saying it should keep...
View ArticleSweden: Forcibly sterilised transgender people to sue government for...
Swedish transgender people who were forced to accept sterilisation, for legal recognition of their gender identity, under a now defunct law, have launched a lawsuit against the state. On Monday, the...
View ArticleAmerican Medical Association: Trans people shouldn’t need surgery for legal...
The American Medical Association has called on states to stop requiring trans people to undergo surgery before recognising their legal gender. Laws governing legal gender changes vary between state to...
View ArticleSweden to offer $26,000 compensation to trans people who were legally forced...
The Swedish government has pledged to pay compensation to transgender people who were legally forced into sterilisation in order to transition. Health Minister Gabriel Wilkström said that the Swedish...
View ArticleThe Netherlands finally apologises after years of forcing trans people to...
The government in the Netherlands has finally apologised to trans people who underwent forced sterilisation. Up until 2014, trans people in the Netherlands were legally obliged to undergo forced...
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