Current Version
| Region | Peru |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender affirming care in Peru is believed to be legal with no oppressive restrictions but as it has no comprehensive gender identity law like many countries it is not clearly regulated. In September 2025, a member of Peru's right-wing Popular Renewal Party introduced a bill to Peru's congress that would ban all medical transition treatments for minors. |
| Sources | https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/peru-adds-transsexualism-as-mental-health-disorder-covered-by-insurance-souther-america-lgbtq-gay-lesbian-transgender-transgenderism-trans-rights-insurance-peruvian https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/peru-walks-back-anti-trans-guidance-health-system#:~:text=Peru%20is%20lagging%20on%20LGBT,prohibiting%20discrimination%20against%20LGBT%20people. https://comunicaciones.congreso.gob.pe/damos-cuenta/proponen-prohibir-terapias-de-reasignacion-de-sexo-en-menores-de-edad/ |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (3)
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| Description | Gender affirming care in Peru is believed to be legal with no oppressive restrictions but as it has no comprehensive gender identity law like many countries it is not clearly regulated. | Gender affirming care in Peru is believed to be legal with no oppressive restrictions but as it has no comprehensive gender identity law like many countries it is not clearly regulated. In September 2025, a member of Peru's right-wing Popular Renewal Party introduced a bill to Peru's congress that would ban all medical transition treatments for minors. |
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| Sources | https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/peru-adds-transsexualism-as-mental-health-disorder-covered-by-insurance-souther-america-lgbtq-gay-lesbian-transgender-transgenderism-trans-rights-insurance-peruvian https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/peru-walks-back-anti-trans-guidance-health-system#:~:text=Peru%20is%20lagging%20on%20LGBT,prohibiting%20discrimination%20against%20LGBT%20people. | https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/peru-adds-transsexualism-as-mental-health-disorder-covered-by-insurance-souther-america-lgbtq-gay-lesbian-transgender-transgenderism-trans-rights-insurance-peruvian https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/peru-walks-back-anti-trans-guidance-health-system#:~:text=Peru%20is%20lagging%20on%20LGBT,prohibiting%20discrimination%20against%20LGBT%20people. https://comunicaciones.congreso.gob.pe/damos-cuenta/proponen-prohibir-terapias-de-reasignacion-de-sexo-en-menores-de-edad/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Marking as federal law.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
created by jadeywadey
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender affirming care in Peru is believed to be legal with no oppressive restrictions but as it has no comprehensive gender identity law like many countries it is not clearly regulated. |
| Sources | https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/peru-adds-transsexualism-as-mental-health-disorder-covered-by-insurance-souther-america-lgbtq-gay-lesbian-transgender-transgenderism-trans-rights-insurance-peruvian https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protesters-slam-new-insurance-law-that-deems-transgender-people-mentally-2024-05-18/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/peru-walks-back-anti-trans-guidance-health-system#:~:text=Peru%20is%20lagging%20on%20LGBT,prohibiting%20discrimination%20against%20LGBT%20people. |
Reports (1)
- All information is correct, just adding sources "A youtube video featuring a trans woman claims that GAC is difficult to access for impoverished people in peru. If a better source can be found adding that context in the description would be helpful.
https://youtu.be/EbDeWQcHec0?si=0pD57AhlU2ops02t&t=194"