Peru’s government officially classified transgender and intersex people as “mentally ill” on Tuesday. The Telegraph reports that the country’s health ministry said this will allow its public health services to “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health.”
The decree was signed by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and also defines transsexualism, gender identity disorder in children, dual-role transvestitism, and “other gender identity disorders” as mental illnesses, per Pink News. It will officially change the language in the Essential Health Insurance Plan (PEAS) to classify trans and intersex people as having a mental health disorder.
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