Thirty-year-old Huiming from Hangzhou in China was rushed to the emergency room after she attempted to perform surgery on herself. ‘I was scared because I was bleeding so badly, I could die right there’, she told Amnesty International for a new report into transgender rights in China.
A new report found widespread discrimination, a lack of information and restrictive requirements prevent access to care. The barriers are pushing transgender people to seek out black market hormone treatments and even operate on themselves.
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Thirty-year-old Huiming from Hangzhou in China was rushed to the emergency room after she attempted to perform surgery on herself. ‘I was scared because I was bleeding so badly, I could die right there’, she told Amnesty International for a new report into transgender rights in China.
A new report found widespread discrimination, a lack of information and restrictive requirements prevent access to care. The barriers are pushing transgender people to seek out black market hormone treatments and even operate on themselves.
To read the more, click here!
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