contestant and transgender model Carmen Carrera is speaking out against a new bill in Peru, which classifies , nonbinary, and intersex people She believes that the new bill, which passed earlier this month, puts trans people and those in the in danger. Carmen, who is of Puerto Rican-Peruvian descent, to speak about the new law and said she thinks the government is attempting to "change the personal beliefs of the Peruvian people," whom she believes are supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. She shared that the country has had transgender and nonbinary figures throughout its indigenous history.
' Peru's President Dina Boluarte signed the new decree earlier this month. More than 60 national LGBTQ organizations and LGBTQ advocates protested in the capital city of Lima last week after the Health Ministry issued a new law that deemed transgender people as having "mental health problems." The supreme decree, signed by President Boluarte and published May 10, updated the ministry’s list of insurable mental health conditions to include "transsexualism," "gender identity disorders" and "cross-dressing.
" The reality TV star believes that the Peruvian government is trying to benefit from transgender through the country’s Essential Health Insurance Plan, which she believes is why they're falsely categorizing their transition as a mental illness. She says trans people labeled as mentally ill can lead to abuse. According to TMZ, Carmen says that it has the potential to influence other cou.
