A secret trial that transformed transgender rights
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The Case of Ewan vs. Ewan's Divorce
In 19 70, trans people had their civil liberties remove and were declared incurably mentally ill. They were subject to a medical regime that included aversion therope and compulsory sterilization. It wasn't until two thousand and two that government finally recognized that being trans wasn't a mental illness.
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