WORLD : Europe Raps Bias on Sex Change
From Times Wire Services
STRASBOURG, France —
The European Parliament called today for an end to discrimination against people who decide to change sex.
It said in a resolution that sex change surgery and any related psychological treatment should be paid for by the 12 European Community governments.
The Parliament also demanded legal protection of transsexuals at the workplace, saying between 60% and 80% of people who change sex are unemployed.
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