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Barbara Delgado.A transgender woman in Panama was fined $50 for breaking the country’s gender-based coronavirus lockdown, according to a
. On April 1, Bárbara Delgado was stopped and detained by police who alleged she was male and out on the wrong day., put in place by Panama’s Ministry of Health, permits women to do essential shopping on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. In contrast, men are allowed out for their essential shopping on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. No citizens are allowed outside of their homes on Sundays.
Delgado was stopped on a Wednesday, on her way to volunteer at a medical center near her home. Three others, two men and a woman, were also stopped for breaking quarantine rules but were released with a warning. However, Delgado was detained for three hours inside a police station and made to pay a fine because the male gender marker on her identification did not match her appearance, according to. In Panama, sex reassignment surgery is required to change a person’s legal gender on official documents.
Panamanian human rights and LGBT organizations have called on the government to consider gender perspectives when making decisions about quarantine measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.APRIL 12:
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