Cuba to resume transgender surgery
(Havana) Cuba will reinstate sex-change operations previously banned on the island, President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela said Wednesday.
The Health Ministry authorized the operations last year, but none has been performed since. It was unclear when the surgeries would begin.
Mariela Castro, a sexologist and gay-rights advocate, announced the return of sex-change …
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(Edmonton, Alberta) A battle in Alberta over funding for sex change operations took a new twist Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the province will fund 48 of the surgeries before cutting off government funding.
Health Minister Ron Liepert caught about a dozen transsexual protesters off guard when he announced that …
Tags: Cutting, Edmonton Alberta, Faces, Government Funding, Health Minister Ron, Human Rights Complaint, Human Sex, New Twist, Protesters, Sex Change Operations, Surgeries, Surprise Announcement
