Trans men

"Most often, we either cannot afford the necessary healthcare or the care we need does not exist in Croatia at all and there is no way of covering the costs of care in the countries where it does exist, or we face discrimination and human rights violations within the healthcare system," Topal told BIRN.

Surgery unaffordable for many

An 18-year-old female with a medically certified gender identity disorder underwent a sex reassignment operation at the Interbalkan Medical Centre in Thessaloniki in March for the first time in Greece.