Despite strong international pressure, Finland has decided to reject recommendations from the Universal periodic review in the UN Human Rights Council to reform the Trans Act.
‘Not only has the Finnish Government chosen to turn its back on trans people, but it has also failed to provide any justification for this regressive decision.’
This means trans people will continue to be sterilized if they want to have their gender changed legally.
Finland’s Act on Legal Recognition of the Gender of Transsexuals requires people to ‘have been sterilized or is “for some other reason infertile”‘ before their legal gender can be changed.
They must also undergo extensive mental health screenings.If someone does legally change their gender must also accept a diagnosis of ‘transsexualism.’
Non-binary trans people receive a diagnosis of ‘other gender disorders’ excluding them from getting any kind of legal gender recognition.
Finland is not the only country to require sterilization. Over 20 countries have the same laws.
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