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| Region | Peru |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender affirming care in Peru is believed to be legal with no oppressive restrictions but as it has no comprehensive gender identity law like many countries it is not clearly regulated. |
| Sources | https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/peru-adds-transsexualism-as-mental-health-disorder-covered-by-insurance-souther-america-lgbtq-gay-lesbian-transgender-transgenderism-trans-rights-insurance-peruvian https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/peru-walks-back-anti-trans-guidance-health-system#:~:text=Peru%20is%20lagging%20on%20LGBT,prohibiting%20discrimination%20against%20LGBT%20people. |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender affirming care in Peru is believed to be legal with no oppressive restrictions but as it has no comprehensive gender identity law like many countries it is not clearly regulated. |
| Sources | https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/peru-adds-transsexualism-as-mental-health-disorder-covered-by-insurance-souther-america-lgbtq-gay-lesbian-transgender-transgenderism-trans-rights-insurance-peruvian https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/peru-walks-back-anti-trans-guidance-health-system#:~:text=Peru%20is%20lagging%20on%20LGBT,prohibiting%20discrimination%20against%20LGBT%20people. |