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World Health Day: GMB union declares transgender people not 'mentally ill' as its activists protest at Parliament for end to stigmatising label
Union holds vigil in Westminster calling for end of 'mental illness' label as 18 million transgender people worldwide face victimisation, harassment and violence
GMB union activists staged a vigil outside Parliament yesterday to demand an end to the labelling of transgender people as “mentally ill.”
At least 18 million transgender people live across the globe, yet the World Health Organisation (Who) has failed to abolish the classification of transgender as a mental illness.
The union is at the forefront of campaigning to end victimisation, harassment and violent attacks suffered by Britain’s 65,000 transgender people.
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