"What has been done to transgender and intersex people by this law should never have happened," says Judith Tielen, Secretary of State for Education and Emancipation (VVD) in a response. #Transgenderwet #Mensrechten #Onvruchtbaarheid (translated)
The now abolished transgender law required people to become infertile for gender reassignment, which has led to significant physical, psychological, and social harm, as indicated in a recent report from Radboud University. #Transgenderwet #Mensrechten #Onvruchtbaarheid (translated)
A recent study from Radboud University reveals the serious physical and psychological consequences of the old transgender law in the Netherlands, which was in effect between 1985 and 2014, and how this law has left deep wounds among the affected transgender and intersex individuals. #Transgenderwet #MenselijkLeed #LhbtiRechten (translated)
"No amount can make up for the suffering. The compensation is a material contribution to the recognition. In determining the amount of the compensation, a connection was sought with comparable schemes." State Secretary Judith Tielen of Emancipation says in a response that the cabinet is committed to 'alleviating the suffering.' #Transgenderwet #Emancipatie #JuridischeHerkenning (translated)
Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven offers apologies on behalf of the cabinet in 2021 for the old Transgender Act. #Transgenderwet #Emancipatie #JuridischeHerkenning (translated)
A new report reveals the destructive impact of the old Transgender Act in the Netherlands, which from 1985 to 2014 required transgender individuals to undergo sterilization, and emphasizes the seriousness of the apologies offered by the government in 2021. #Transgenderwet #Emancipatie #JuridischeHerkenning (translated)
