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Portugal passes trans hate crime law

Started by Shana A, January 21, 2013, 10:10:13 AM

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January 21, 2013, 10:10:13 AM
Portugal passes trans hate crime law
Portugal's parliament has voted to include 'gender identity' as a category of hate crime law
21 January 2013 | By Dan Littauer

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/portugal-passes-trans-hate-crime-law210113

The Portuguese parliament approved a revision of the country's criminal code which will ban discrimination and hate crime against transgender people.

This addition to the criminal code was approved unanimously, following a proposal by the Portuguese Socialist Party.

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The inclusion of 'gender identity' in the Portuguese criminal code was a long-standing demand of ILGA Portugal.

In a statement, ILGA Portugal said: 'We hope that the recognition of the particular vulnerability of trans people extends to the remaining legal system, also with the broad support of various political forces.

'We welcome, in any case, this ground-breaking recognition by the Portuguese law, following the gender recognition legislation - and we will continue to work towards the full recognition and protection of trans people'.
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