Ruling comes months after supreme court ruled that requiring sterilisation before a change of gender in official records was unconstitutional
  • @inb4_FoundTheVegan
    25•10 months ago

    It’s tragically very common. Many US states won’t update documents without bottom surgery as do many European countries. Far be for a trans person to exist with thr ability to give birth. What if their child… catches it?!?!

    It’s sort of disgusting what passes as progress for us. Mandatory sterilization says a lot about how the world views trans folk. Hopefully this turns into a Denmark situation where these requirements are apologized for, not like $5k really makes up for losing the ability to start a family.

    • @[email protected]
      5•10 months ago

      I am a proud member of Team Rainbow and have been actively engaged since ACT UP, and I am ashamed to say I did not know this.

      I donate to Trevor and HRC and the Matthew Shepard Foundation, so if I didn’t know about this, I can’t even imagine how ignorant others must be. There’s so much going on right now that it just gets overwhelming.

      Thank you so much for those links. You’ve really opened my eyes.