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Ombudsman: Equality Law to Protect Transsexuals

Started by Shana A, March 29, 2010, 07:08:24 AM

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Shana A

March 29, 2010, 07:08:24 AM
Ombudsman: Equality Law to Protect Transsexuals
published today 11:56 AM, updated today 02:58 PM

http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/03/ombudsman_equality_law_to_protect_transsexuals_1568192.html

Equality Ombudsman Pirkko Mäkinen says Finland's equality law is in need of modernisation, especially in regard to the rights of transsexuals. The issue has been raised following the case of Lutheran minister Marja-Sisko Aalto, who felt forced to leave her job after undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

In an interview with the newspaper Uutispäivä Demari, Mäkinen says the law has become antiquated. She points out that the rights of transsexuals are insufficiently protected under the current law.
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