Peru Recognises Transvestitism as a Mental Disorder
On 10 May this year, the Peruvian executive approved a decree affecting transvestites.
In this measure, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) has decided to include the WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) in the Health Insurance System (PEAS), which implies the recognition of homosexual "identities", especially those who identify as transvestites, as pathologies.
ICD-10 diagnoses related to different expressions of sexuality and gender [pseudo] identity will now be considered mental disorders covered by the National Health Service.
Although the aim of this measure is to favour and pay attention to the people concerned, the decree has provoked intense debate and dissatisfaction among the homosexual lobbies, which have been trying for years to present their behaviour as normal, which can fluctuate according to the time of day or even the seasons of the year.
Until 2010, transvestism was considered a psychiatric disorder by the World Health Organisation.
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