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.
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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.
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