(Townhall) The Peruvian government classified transgender, non-binary and intersex people as “mentally ill,” according to several reports.
Reportedly, the country’s health ministry made the decision to classify these groups of people as “mentally ill” so that public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health” for them.
Going forward, the decree will change the language in the Essentials Health Insurance Plan to emphasize that transgender people have a mental disorder (via Daily Mail):
Peru classifies trans, intersex people as ‘mentally ill’ https://t.co/l1LMKYpbht pic.twitter.com/H8cjZfPvXf
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