THE RIGHTS OF TRANSSEXUALS

Transrodne osobe su dio LGBT zajednice. Ove osobe su seksualna manjina koja se dijeli na transseksualne osobe i transvestite. Ono najbitnije za poznavanje pojma transseksualnosti je to da je tu riječ o neslaganju biološkog spola i rodnog identiteta same osobe. U Hrvatskoj se to naziva 'rodna disforija'. Neke od transsseksualnih osoba se upuštaju u spolnu tranziciju, postupak prilagodbe spola i rodnog identiteta. Spolna tranzicija može biti djelomična (kada je riječ o hormonskoj terapiji i/ili nekim operacijama na tijelu), i potpuna (riječ je krajnjoj operaciji promjene spola). Ove osobe nailaze na diskriminaciju i stigmatizaciju u svakodnevnom životu, ne žive ravnopravno s ostatkom društva. Za njihova prava i dostojanstven život u prvom redu bore se nevladine organizacije. U Hrvatskoj ne postoji specijaliziran zakon za transseksualne osobe, ali postoje zakoni koji se, između ostalog, odnose i na njih kao na manjinu. To su Zakon o suzbijanju diskriminacije, Zakon o radu, Kazneni zakon, Zakon o državnim maticama i Zakon o osobnom imenu. Za transseksualne osobe je jako bitan njihov status na osnovi rodnog identiteta koji si pripisuju, a što im se često osporava. U Europi se prava transseksualnih osoba oblikuju putem presuda Europskog suda za ljudska prava, a te presude ovaj sud temelji na Europskoj konvenciji za zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda. U Hrvatskoj i u svijetu prava transseksualnih osoba su na nezavidnoj razini.Transgender people are part of the LGBT community. These people are sexual minorities, which is divided into transsexuals and transvestites. What is most important for the understanding of the concept of transsexuality is that here is all about a mismatch between biological sex and gender identity of an individual. In Croatia, this is called 'gender dysphoria'. Some of transsexuals engage in gender transition, the process of adjustment of sex and gender identity. Gender transition can be partial (when it comes to hormone therapy and / or some operations on the body), and total (final gender reassignment surgery). These people face discrimination and stigmatization of daily life, do not live on an equal footing with the rest of society. Non-governmental organizations are especially struggling for their rights and dignity. In Croatia, there is no specialized law for transsexual people, but there are laws that, among other things, refer to them as to the minority. These are the Anti-Discrimination Law, Labour Law, Criminal Law, Law on State Registers and the Law on Personal Name. For transgender people is very important their status - the gender identity that they feel, and which is often disputed. In Europe, the rights of transsexuals formed by the European Court of Human Rights, and the judgment of this court is based on the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. In Croatia and in the world rights of transsexuals are at a precarious level