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[MsBeth]

Sweden

“The Swedish law causes anguish for transgender people who choose not to have the required surgery, maybe out of a wish to one day become parents. Their identification documents do not match their gender identity and gender expression. This leads to frequent public humiliation, vulnerability to discrimination, and great difficulty finding or holding a job. There are many occasions where you need to show your identification document. Often transgender people are called to explain how it is possible that their official document (with male or female on it) does not match their appearance. It is not difficult to imagine what it feels like when you are waiting in line in the post office and the clerk demands an explanation: “But here it says you are a man, while I am looking at a woman. How is this possible?”” - LucyLu (NewDesignWorld Press Center)

Swedish Government Should Stay out of its Citizens Underwear

[PlagueBubonic]

Ms. Beth I hope when the time come for me to get my name changed; I don't run into as much trouble as the poor Swedish transfloks. However, I saw a glimmer of hope when I read this at the end of the story,"And thus transgender people in Sweden are still faced with a government’s knife which cuts in their healthy bodies before allowing them a new passport. This bloody law should be revised immediately. Every day counts."

I believe this in every case of name change to the proper gender.

[MsBeth]

“Sweden keeps sterilisation rule for trans recognition”

“The Swedish Government have announced that they will not modernise a law from the 1970s which makes sterilisation compulsory for transgender people before the state will recognise their gender identity.” - Joseph McCormick

Sweden keeps sterilisation rule for trans recognition

[MsBeth]

“Sweden's Transgender Sterilization Law Slammed By International Activists, Politicians (VIDEO)”

“As GlobalPost is reporting, Sweden currently only allows transgender people to change their gender on official documents if they undergo sterilization beforehand. The official law, passed in 1972, requires all residents hoping to undergo a gender reassignment operation to be over 18 years old, a native citizen, sterilized and unmarried. An amendment had been proposed by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, following a ruling by the European Council’s Human Rights Commissioner which declared that the existing law violated human rights.” - Huffington Post

Transgender Sterilization Law Slammed By International Activists, Politicians

[PlagueBubonic]

Ok this is just NUTS!!! I glad I don't live in this country
Quote:"Little known fact about Sweden, that supposed bastion of liberal idealism: If a Swedish transgender person wants to legally update their gender on official ID papers, a 1972 law requires them to get both divorced and sterilized first." Here is the rest of the story...

http://www.google.co...gAVhriSUc8B50Bg

[Lori]

This story is still developing. Seems Sweden may be making concessions given the International attention. ~ Lori

Sweden Poised to End Forced Sterilization of Transgender People
Towleroad
Back in January, I posted a video featuring Love Georg Elfvelin, a 21 year old store manager in Sweden, who explained that the Swedish Government mandates forced sterilization of any trangender person who wants to legally change his or her gender...

[Lori]