Human Rights Violations against Trans People in the Netherlands
This report documents the impact of a 1985 law, article 28 of the civil code, on the daily life of transgender people. The requirements violate transgender people’s rights to personal autonomy and physical integrity and deny them the ability to define their own gender identity.
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ISBN: 1-56432-808-2
ISBN: 1-56432-808-2
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- Controlling Bodies, Denying Identities
- Summary
- Methodology
- Recommendations
- I. Recognition of Gender Identity: The Dutch Legal Framework
- II. “It Is Like Your Life Is On Hold”
- III. Living With the Wrong Identity Papers
- IV. Evolving Norms, Evolving Practices
- V. Legal Recognition of the Gender Identity of Gender Variant People
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Relevant Provisions of Book 1 of the Dutch Civil Code
