https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rights group Amnesty International has slammed Denmark for discriminating against its transgender population, forcing them to undergo psychological evaluations in decisions about their bodies despite law changes aimed at protecting them. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170303/amnesty-slams-denmark-for-discriminating-transgender-people Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:53:19 +0100 amnesty-slams-denmark-for-discriminating-transgender-people Denmark will next year declassify "being transgender" as a mental illness, lawmakers from parliament’s Health Committee decided on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160531/denmark-takes-historic-step-for-transgender-rights Tue, 31 May 2016 18:38:22 +0200 denmark-takes-historic-step-for-transgender-rights Denmark is set to officially delete the definition of transgender as a mental illness. The move will make Denmark the world’s first health authority to take the step. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160513/denmark-to-remove-transgender-from-list-of-mental-illnesses Fri, 13 May 2016 11:25:41 +0200 denmark-to-remove-transgender-from-list-of-mental-illnesses The Dresden grave of trailblazing trans woman Lili Elbe is to get a new tombstone – funded by the company behind a hit film about her life. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160418/film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:31:45 +0200 film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave