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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Peru Abandons 'Mental Disorder' Label For Trans People

Peru announced Tuesday that it will stop classifying transgender identities as a "mental disorder," an obsolete term long abandoned by the World Health Organization and which had sparked angry protests.

The health ministry said that transgender people will instead be described as having "gender discordance" to ensure universal access to mental health treatment.

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