We won❤️ edit: Here is the news article if you have any questions, it's also linked in the comments💖

for DECADES finnish trans ppl have had to endure years of gatekeeping and obstacle courses in order to get hormone treatments, gender affirming surgery and corrected legal documents.

the finnish trans-policlinic has been infamously traumatizing to wade through, as their policies are (were) incredibly dated and transphobic, demanding archaic, heteronormative gender conformity in every facet of a trans person's life in order to approve them for life-saving transition services. not to mention the fact that it would take months and months between appointments, all in all having to suffer many years of gender dysphoria in the face of a transphobic institution.

now, after years of fervent activism and several previous disappointments in parliament, they finally accepted the new trans law proposition, which would remove the obstacle course, and in its place implement a simple written application. they will also undo the previous law demanding sterilization as part of the trans-policlinic process.

Valiokunnassa epäilytti muun muassa väitteet, että biologiset miehet voivat välttää armeijan vaihtamalla henkilötunnuksensa naisen henkilötunnukseen sekä ”hyväksikäyttää mahdollisuutta” päästä naisten puolelle uimahallien pukuhuoneisiin. Jälkimmäinen nousi esille myös lakivaliokunnan lausunnon eriävässä mielipiteessä, jonka allekirjoittivat valiokunnan puheenjohtaja Leena Meri (ps.) sekä jäsen Sanna Antikainen (ps).

https://yle.fi/a/3-12688511