European human rights commissioner publishes transphobia report

”The situation of transgender persons has long been ignored and neglected, although the problems they face are very real and often specific to this group alone,” the report said. ”They experience a high degree of discrimination and intolerance in all fields of life, as well as outright violence.”

Among other things, the document asserts that transgender people should not have to undergo sterilization or other medical treatment before their revised gender identity is recognized.

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