Photo published for European court: Forced sterilization of trans people violates human rights

Transgender Europe notes 22 European countries — Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Finland, Turkey, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan — require trans people to undergo sterilization before they legally recognize their gender identity. The European trans advocacy group on Thursday said the ruling will require these countries to change their laws.