The pressure to revoke the guidelines obviously came from the nationalist right-wing Slovak National Party (SNS), which is a member of the ruling three-party coalition alongside Smer and Hlas.
In a recent interview, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (SNS) expressed concern about the country, criticizing that “today’s status quo in Slovakia is very progressive-liberal.”
It also saw Health Minister Dolinkova’s move as a violation of their rights: Gender confirmation surgery is not only a life- and body-changing intervention, it can in some cases lead to permanent sterility.
Iniciativa Inakost (Initiative Otherness), a Slovak group that brings together LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations, is adamant that political stability cannot trump human rights.
In its media statement, the initiative explained that the regulation passed by Lengvarsky before he left office had been based on “expert consensus” and follows the standard transition procedure.
After last year’s double murder in Bratislava, a variety of human rights organizations came together and formed the initiative Ide nám o život (Our lives are at Stake).
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