Peru Walks Back Anti-Trans Guidance in Health System

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Peruvians protest in front of Peru's Ministry of Health against a presidential decree classifying transgender identities as mental health conditions in Lima, Peru, May 17, 2024. © 2024 Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters Peru’s Ministry of Health has clarified that trans identities are not mental health conditions, walking back a heavily criticized presidential decree in May that portrayed trans identities as diagnosable in in the Essential Health Insurance Plan (Plan Esencial de Aseguramiento en Salud, PEAS).The health ministry justified the decree as necessary to facilitate…

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