It’s time the world stood up against the injustice and abuses faced by transgender people,legal gender recognition is a fundamental human rightThe process is as universal as it gets: when a baby is born, a doctor, or parent,or birth attendant announces the arrival of a girl or boy. That split-moment assignment dictates multiple aspects of our lives. It is also something that most of us never question. But some people’s gender evolves differently, and might not fit rigid traditional notions of female or male. That should have no bearing on whether someone can enjoy fundamental rights. But for transgender people it does – to a humiliating, and violent,and sometimes deadly degree.The guard looks at my documents and is confused; I say I’m transgender; he gathers his colleagues and they all laugh Related: Trans rights: Meet the face of Nepal's progressive 'third gender' movement Gender is deeply-felt by individuals; governments should not be in the trade of adjudicating this identity Related: Six countries making progress on LGBT rights Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com