Embrace diversity and energize humanity 2017, para. 53p
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- A non-governmental organization source from the United Kingdom recalled the advent of the same-sex marriage law in the country and the Equality Act. However, the mission of the latter is incomplete; the source stated that the use of the term “gender reassignment” in the Act was proving problematic, and that many people thought trans identity implied a binary surgical transition, which the Act’s definition also implies. Transgender persons’ vulnerability to discrimination and right to equality does not and should not, depend on medical transition;
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- LGBTQI+
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph focus
- Effective anti-discrimination measures
- Paragraph number
- 53p
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