A Glimmer of Hope for Transgender People

Imagine this scenario. You are a man, you wear men’s clothes, you may even have facial hair. One day, the government segregates men and women and you are told you can only go out on women’s day. You follow these new rules, but everyone stares at you on the street because you do not look like a woman. When you try to enter a supermarket, bank, or pharmacy, you have to explain to the guard that, despite your masculine appearance, your identification says “female.” Sometimes they let you in, sometimes they do not. One day, a police officer stops you for being out on “the wrong day” and arrests you. This story is representative of what many transgender men and women are experiencing in Panama...