LGBTQ RIGHTS/Transgender people hope for change in ID regulations after landmark court rulings
06/11/2022 05:31 PM
Discussion of the issue in Taiwan has recently intensified after a landmark court ruling in September 2021 allowed a transgender woman to change the gender on her ID without proof of surgery, the first such case in the country.
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