Trans activists demand compensation for the forced sterilisation in the Netherlands

The Netherlands, like many European countries, required sterilisation for trans people to access legal gender recognition up until 2014. Following a trend in the region of pushback against these requirements, Transgender Netwerk Nederland (TNN), the Dutch organisation for sex diversity (NNID) and individual victims have now decided to demand financial compensation for the harm caused by forced sterilisation. The current law is in the process of being further reformed, and activists are also pushing back on remaining restrictive requirements and seeking non-binary inclusion and accessible procedures for minors. Read more.