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Transgenders In China Classified As 'Mentally Ill' And Forced To Perform Surgery On Self

(Daily Mail)


Kelsey Cheng 10 May 2019 08:52


Transgenders in China are driven to buy black market drugs and even attempt surgery on themselves due to widespread discrimination, according to a new report.


In China, transgenders are classified as having a mental illness and gender change surgeries require the consent of families, creating a major barrier in accessing safe treatment, according to human rights group Amnesty International in a report published today. 


The prevalence of stigma, an 'alarming' lack of knowledge in the public health system and other restrictive eligibility requirements have driven young transgender men and women to seek unregulated and unsafe alternatives, researchers found.


'China is failing transgender people,' said Doriane Lau, China Researcher at Amnesty International. 


'Discriminatory laws and policies have left many people feeling they have no choice but to risk their lives by performing extremely dangerous surgery on themselves and to seek unsafe hormone drugs on the black market,' Lau said.


Transgender people are 'invisible' in China, Amnesty said. They face entrenched discrimination at home, school, work and in the healthcare system.


There are no anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTI communities in China. 

The government has not released official statistics of the number of trans people in the country, or how many seek treatment. 


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