thelocal.se – Peter Vinthagen Simpson
The Swedish Health and Welfare Board (Socialstyrelsen) has called for an end to the requirement that all those seeking to change gender must be single and sterilised in a new report which argues that existing legislation is out of date.
“The regulations are based on antiquated legislation. The consequences are that transsexuals who are married or have a registered partnership are forced to separate in order to change sex,” said Karin Lindell, who led the board’s external inquiry, in a statement on Wednesday.