Old transgender law caused deep harm, research report finds
A Radboud University report commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science says the law in force from 1985 to 2014 caused deep physical, psychological and social damage.
The old transgender law caused deep physical, psychological and social damage to transgender and intersex people. This is the finding of a research report by Radboud University, carried out for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
The law applied between 1985 and 2014. The report describes the result as deep human suffering.
The harm named in the report is physical, psychological and social. It affected both transgender and intersex people.
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OCW (Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap)
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is responsible for Dutch government policy on education, higher education, culture, and scientific research. It also handles emancipation policy, including LGBTI affairs, which is why it was involved in reviewing the impact of outdated transgender legislation on people's lives and rights.