Ecuador: Transgender woman files suit against government

PINKNEWS.CO.UK reported that Diane Rodriguez, the first transgender woman in Ecuador to legally change her name, is currently suing the Ecuadorian government for refusing to fully acknowledge her gender identity on legal documents. Ms Rodriguez, the founder of the LGBT rights group the X Silhouette Association, plans to take her case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. According to the Bay Area Reporter, she has been lobbying Ecuador’s government for five years to allow her to identify as a woman on legal documents. However, Ecuador does not allow transgender people to change their legal gender unless they have undergone a full surgical transition. Read Article

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