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European Parliament: World Health Organization must stop treating transgender people as mentally ill

In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament has called on the World Health Organization to stop considering transgender people as mentally ill. ‘Gender identity disorder’ is currently classified as a ‘menta...


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European Commission: Banning gay men from donating blood is against EU law

The European Commission recently affirmed that EU law does not warrant widespread bans on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in several EU countries. National health authorities often cite a 2004 European Directive to ju...