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.

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.…