Transgenders Protest New Policy in Taiwan

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Transgenders Protest New Policy in Taiwan

http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=fb3ee484632ed515a751d0865ced2b30
Jun Wang
10/6/2008

TAIPEI, Taiwan – A government policy in Taiwan has made it more difficult for transgenders to get an ID, creating panic in the community. The policy, which went into effect last year, stipulates that female-to-male transgenders cannot get an ID card that identifies them as male unless they have undergone all three parts of gender reassignment surgery.