Part I Experiences of being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex in the Asia Pacific Thoughts and stories of being Being LGBTI by Being LGBTI in Asia. In India, both the April 2014 Supreme Court decision and a proposed Rights of Transgender Persons Bill have prioritised access to gender-affirming health services. This reflects similar good practice in other regions, for example in Argentina and Malta, where comprehensive law reform has addressed gender recognition, protection from discrimination and the right to health.233 Photo by UNDP/H. Nhan. 233 Argentina, Ley 26743: Derecho a la identidad de género [Decree No. 773/12 of Law No. 26743: Right to gender identity]. An English-language translation of this Act is available at https://globaltransaction.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/argentina-genderidentity-law.pdf. Malta, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act 2015. Chapter 3: Being transgender in Asia and the Pacific | 63

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