Peru classifies transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as ‘mentally ill’
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The controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health" for the trans community, the Peruvian health ministry said.
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The health ministry in Peru classified people identifying as transgender or non-binary as “mentally ill” in a decree to offer more mental health services.
The controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health" for the trans community, the Peruvian health ministry said.
The government of Peru has officially taken several giant steps backward, and they did it without asking “Mother, may I?” Peru’s President Dina Boluarte this week signed into law a measure categorizing transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as being mentally ill.
The government of Peru classified transgenderism and nonbinary gender identities as a mental illness last week, prompting backlash from LGBT advocacy groups.
The Peruvian government is under fire from LGBTQ+ groups which have called a protest Friday against a new decree listing transsexualism as a "mental disorder."
The government of Peru issued a decree on Friday, May 10 classified transsexualism, transvestism and other gender identities to be considered a "mental illness."
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