改身分證性別安排平機會：毋須介入朱敏健卸任主席在即稱「族內歧視」未立法不遺憾

【明報專訊】政府近日修訂更改身分證性別的申請機制，有團體批評機制仍要求申請人做切除手術，或損跨性別人士「身體完整性權」；下周三（10日）卸任的平機會主席朱敏健昨與傳媒茶敘時稱，新機制屬「行政安排」，他同意任何方案都有改善空間，但事件與平機會處理的反歧視條例無直接關係，目前平機會毋須加入處理。另外，朱稱對任內未能完成「族內歧視」立法不遺憾，認為現時「急務」不在立法。

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