China to ban criminals and those in relationships from having sex change operations

PinkNews.co.uk – By Nell Frizzell

China’s Ministry of Health has published new proposed clinical guidelines on gender reassignment surgery.

According to the Ministry of Health website, those wishing to undergo surgery must have no criminal record, be single, over 20 years old and have lived as their desired gender for at least two years.

The website also states that candidates for gender reassignment surgery must have a year of psychotherapy and will have to change the sex on their identity cards before having surgery.