Peru Protestors Slam New Insurance Law That Deems Transgender People Mentally Ill
May 20, 2024•
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Reuters reports that hundreds of protesters in Peru’s capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among others, as having a mental illness so they can access health benefits.
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