Peru
Peru’s New Rule on Transgender Health Care Draws Backlash
Government officials say the regulation was intended to expand mental health care access for transgender people. Activists say it will increase discrimination.
The bulletin appeared without much fanfare in an official government newspaper in Peru that publishes new laws and regulations. Peruvian health officials say they had no idea the response it would trigger.
They say they wanted to expand access to pri... [564 chars]