ILGA Mundial found cases of regress in protection against discrimination for LGBTI people in at least five countries, including Portugal due to the President of the Republic’s veto of neutral names and gender identity in schools.
The Law of Us report, which the global federation of more than 1,900 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights organizations releases this Thursday, outlines the legal reality in countries around the world. the period from January 2023 to April 2024 is analyzed.
The organization says there have been failures in anti-discrimination protections in at least five UN member states, one of which is Portugal due to a law on guaranteeing gender identity and expression in education that was ultimately vetoed. . Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, January 2024.
ILGA Mundial states that the decree was originally approved by the Assembly of the Republic with the aim of “implementing measures to respect children’s gender identity and expression in education.”
“Its main purpose was to create a legal basis for administrative measures that schools must take to promote the exercise of the right to self-determination of gender identity and gender expression, as well as the right to the protection of sexual characteristics,” the organization states.
He adds that “the provisions of this bill are intended to ensure that young people experiencing social gender transition respect their autonomy and privacy”, and to this end, the necessary administrative procedures have been adjusted to “accommodate their self-identified gender, allowing change name and gender on official documents.”
ILGA emphasizes that access to adequate bathrooms was also guaranteed provided that the well-being of all students was ensured, which necessitated the necessary modifications.
“However, the President of Portugal vetoed the bill. In his veto resolution, the President argued that children under the age of 16 cannot make decisions about school activities, locker rooms, or restrooms without sufficient parental input,” the report said.
ILGA Mundial emphasizes that “this veto is one of several the President has issued against progressive laws on sexual and gender diversity.”
Because of this, Portugal is included in a group of countries with a record of regressive discrimination against LGBTI people, which also includes Georgia, South Korea, Spain and the UK.
On the other hand, Portugal stands out for its criminalization of so-called conversion therapy, along with countries such as Belgium, Cyprus, Iceland, Norway, Mexico and Spain, which have “implemented countrywide bans.”
ILGA World notes that while the number of UN member states enacting rules against “conversion therapy” continues to grow, “state-sponsored rehabilitation appears to be making inroads into Africa and becoming official policy in Malaysia.”
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