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A transgender woman protests discrimination at a Paris demonstration (Photo: Wikipedia)

Transgender people face fear and hate across Europe

Attitudes towards gays and lesbians in much of Europe and around the world may have made remarkable advances over the last 20 years, even if some regions of the EU are more hospitable than others. But for transgender people, discrimination, marginalisation and outright hostility remain part of daily experience.

Transsexual people are often fired from their jobs when undergoing gender reassignment procedures. They are turfed out of their apartments, refused insurance and confronted with ...

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A transgender woman protests discrimination at a Paris demonstration (Photo: Wikipedia)

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