Peru abandons 'mental disorder' label for trans people
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Peru abandons 'mental disorder' label for trans people.Lima (AFP) - Peru announced Tuesday that it will stop classifying transgender identities as a "mental disorder," an obsolete term long abandoned by the World Health Organization and which had sparked angry protests.The health ministry said that transgender...
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Members of LGBTQ+ groups protest in front of the Ministry of Health against a new government decree listing transsexualism as a "mental disorder" in Lima on May 17, 2024, during the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia © AFP/File Cris BOURONCLE