Uruguay Eyeing Pensions for Transgender People

Uruguay Eyeing Pensions for Transgender People

Transgender people born before 1975 would qualify for government pensions in Uruguay under a series of measures the leftist government is considering, according to a media report.

A government census in 2016 found 873 transgender people in the country, according to Marketplace, a radio program produced and distributed by American Public Media. That's about 0.025 percent of the approximately 3,427,000 people who live there.