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Another global problem for transgender rights is that many countries require too much of a transgender person in order to allow them to have a legal transition. Many countries require proof of [[surgery]] in order to do this. Many countries even require transgender people to be [[Sterilization|sterilized]] in order to [[transition]]. International law calls compulsory sterilization a crime against humanity,<ref>As quoted by Guy Horton in Dying Alive - A Legal Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Burma April 2005, co-Funded by The Netherlands Ministry for Development Co-Operation. See section "12.52 Crimes against humanity", Page 201. He references RSICC/C, Vol. 1 p. 360</ref><ref>Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court http://legal.un.org/icc/statute/romefra.htm</ref> but it is still the law in many countries. | Another global problem for transgender rights is that many countries require too much of a transgender person in order to allow them to have a legal transition. Many countries require proof of [[surgery]] in order to do this. Many countries even require transgender people to be [[Sterilization|sterilized]] in order to [[transition]]. International law calls compulsory sterilization a crime against humanity,<ref>As quoted by Guy Horton in Dying Alive - A Legal Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Burma April 2005, co-Funded by The Netherlands Ministry for Development Co-Operation. See section "12.52 Crimes against humanity", Page 201. He references RSICC/C, Vol. 1 p. 360</ref><ref>Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court http://legal.un.org/icc/statute/romefra.htm</ref> but it is still the law in many countries. | ||
In the table below, countries are listed in alphabetical order, with | In the table below, countries are listed in alphabetical order, with an easily memorable colour code to make it easier to skim: | ||
* <span style="color: #6cc">Blue(#9FF)</span> means it's friendly to nonbinary people. | * <span style="color: #6cc">Blue(#9FF)</span> means it's friendly to nonbinary people. | ||