A new proposal to introduce castration as a prerequisite for those undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Sweden has been met with outrage by a leading gay and transgender equality organisation. Today, those undergoing gender reassignment surgery complement their surgery with hormone treatment, a side-effect of which is natural sterilisation. However, hormone treatments may be broken off, whether permanently or short-term, allowing for the possibility of pregnancy, as was the case of a British transgender 'man' who got pregnant this year. The new legislation would prevent a pregnancy altogether by making castration obligatory – testicles or ovaries would be taken out in an operation - reports Sweden's The Local newspaper. The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights has criticised moves towards obligatory castration as downright discriminatory and insulting. Find more on this story on the link below.