A significant legal development for transgender people in Montenegro

[SandraJane]

A significant legal development for transgender people in Montenegro


THE STATE IS NOW FINANCING GENDER REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR TRANSGENDER PERSONS

15.03.12 (03.15.12)


http://lgbtprogres.me/en/2012/03/zna%C4%8Dajan-doga%C4%91aj-za-transrodnu-zajednicu/


Amendments to the national healthcare law entered into force today, which include, among others, sex reassignment therapy, the medical prodecure for confirming a gender for transgender people.

This particular change to the law represents a signficiant example in which Montenegro has demonstrated its committment to human rights and political equality.