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Peru abandons ‘mental disorder’ label for trans people

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Peru announced Tuesday that it will stop classifying transgender identities as a “mental disorder.”

The health ministry said that transgender people will instead be described as having “gender discordance” to ensure universal access to mental health treatment.

The move came after the government last month updated its list of insurable health conditions — which since 2021 has offered benefits for mental health treatment — to include services for transgender people.

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