Summary Recommendations To the Chinese Government
1.
Prohibit discrimination on the grounds of gender expression, gender
identity, and sexual orientation. Anti-discrimination legislation must
include gender identity and sexual orientation as protected categories.
2.
Develop transparent and efficient procedures, based on international human
rights standards, to allow citizens the right to change their gender marker on
legal documents on the basis of their gender identity, including ID cards,
passports, household registration, educational certificates and other documents.
3.
Amend the law in such a way that transgender people can apply to have the
gender marker on their documents changed without having to satisfy any
medical conditions. In particular, abolish the current pre-condition of sex
reassignment surgery.
4.
Support HIV and health services targeting the needs of transgender people.
Include targeted programming for the transgender community, including those
who are sex workers, in the new HIV/AIDS action plan for 2016-2020.
5.
Support HIV and health services targeting the needs of transgender people.
Include targeted programming for the transgender community, including those
who are sex workers, in the new HIV/AIDS action plan for 2016-2020, including
the development of a supportive legal environment.
6.
Provide training for health care workers on gender identity, non-discrimination,
and the specific needs and rights of transgender persons; ensure the availability,
accessibility, acceptability, and quality of medical and psychological services
required by transgender people, including for transitioning.
7.
Stop police abuse and extortion against sex workers, and provide law
enforcement officers with training and sensitization on human rights, gender
identity, and non-discrimination towards transgender people.
8.
Investigate and punish abusive and otherwise improper treatment of all sex
workers; due diligence includes actions to prevent, investigate, and punish
violations by responding to all incidents.
A full list of recommendation can be found at the end of the report.
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