Promena pola iz medicinskih razloga

Abstract

U ovom radu se razmatra medicinska, pravna i društvena situacija transseksualnosti, pojave neprihvatanja sopstvenog pola koja se leči kompleksnim hormonskim i hirurskim zahvatima, a koja je odnedavno jedna od intervencija koej zakonski zakonski finansira država. Navode se podaci vezani za rasprostranjenost ove pojave u Srbiji, neshvatanje i nepoznavanje problema društvene sredine i nedaekvatno reagovanje medija, diskriminaciju i nasilje kojem su izložene transseksualne osobe, samoubistva i kompleksnost medicinskih intervencija za promenu pola. Posebno su naglašena još uvek otvorena pitanja pravnog identiteta i statusa transseksualnih osoba. Navedene su i tri značajne presude Evropskog suda za ljudska prava u Strazburu, koje su donete u korist transeksualnih osoba (Gudvin protiv Ujedinjenog kraljevstva, L. potiv Litvanije i Šlupmf protiv Švajcarske). Zaključeno je da su zakonske promene u Srbiji tek započele u julu 2011. godine, ali da je neophodno da budu kompletirane, najbolje donošenjem posebnog zakona kojim bi se regulisao status transseksualnih osoba.

Medical, legal and social situation of transexual people were presented in this article as a problem of denial their own sex which is to be healed by the compehensive hormonal and surgery interventions. Since recently (July 2011), this medical intervention of genital recontruction has been recognized in Serbia as necessary and financed by the state funds. In the article are analyzed how meny people are transsexual in Serbia, lack of understanding and knowledge among ordinary people and officials, lack of proper media reporting, discirmination and violence against transsexual people, suicides and coprehensive medical interventions necessary for sex changes. Particualrly are stressed not yet answered questions of legal identity and legal status of persons who were submitted to genital reconstruction surgery and thus change their sex. There are presented three judgements of the European Court of Human Rights which are delivered in favor of transexual person, G. v. United Kingdom, L. v. Lithuania, and S. v. Switzerland.