RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Gender Identity: The Human Right of Depathologization A1 García Acosta, Jesús Manuel A1 Castro Peraza, María Elisa A1 Delgado, Naira A1 Perdomo-Hernández, Ana María A1 Sosa Álvarez, María Inmaculada A1 Llabrés-Solé, Rosa A1 Lorenzo Rocha, Nieves Doria A2 Enfermería K1 trans K1 transgender K1 gender identity K1 human rights K1 right to health K1 non-discrimination K1 pathologization AB Transgender people have a gender identity different from the one allocated to them at birth. In many countries, transsexualism and transgenderism are considered mental illnesses under the diagnosis of gender dysphoria. This pathologization impacts on human rights.Main content: The United Nations (UN) has denounced violations against trans-people, including attacks, forced medical treatments, lack of legal gender recognition, and discrimination in the areas of education, employment, access to healthcare, and justice. The UN has linked these violations directly with discriminatory diagnostic classifications that pathologize gender diversity.Trans-people havebeen pathologized by psycho-medical classification and laws all around the world, with a different impact depending on countries. This paper argues that pathologization infringes infringes upon a wide range of human rights such as; civil, economic, socialcultural and also the access to medical care.Conclusions: The current situation for trans-people with respect to legal healthcare matters,depends on the country. Human rights are universal, not a question for cultural interpretation. They are the minimum that every human being must have assured only by the fact of being human. Countries must protect these rights by regulating trans-pathologization with special attention dedicated to intersex people and their specific needs. YR 2019 FD 2019 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/22033 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/22033 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 14-may-2024