'Drag Race' Star Blasts Peru's Bill Categorizing Trans People As 'Mentally Ill'

Transgender model Carmen Carrera is speaking out against Peru's new bill that officially classifies transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people as 'mentally ill.'

out against Peru's new bill that officially classifies transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people as"mentally ill."

Carmen -- who is of Puerto Rican-Peruvian ancestry -- tells TMZ she thinks the government's move aims to change the personal beliefs of the Peruvian people, who she says are actually supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, especially since they've had transgender and nonbinary figures throughout their indigenous history.

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