Sterilized transsexuals sue Swedish government

Sterilized transsexuals sue Swedish government

Swedish transsexuals who had to accept sterilization to change gender legally on Monday demanded a multi-million payout from the government. Actress Aleksa Lundberg tells The Local why the Swedish state has treated her like a second-class citizen.

"Honestly, what the hell is the problem?" says Swedish actress Aleksa Lundberg about the Swedish prime minister's refusal to apologize to Swedes who were sterilized in order to change gender legally.

Lundberg, a succesful actress who has performed on the stage of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten) in Stockholm, is one of several Swedish transsexuals who were sterilized to complete their sex change. Neither was she allowed to save any sperm before the operation.

On Monday, she joined a group of people who said they were demanding 42.6 million kronor ($6.3 million) in compensation from the government.

http://www.thelocal.se/48664/20130624/