41In addition, the second subparagraph of Article 10(1)(d) states, inter alia, that ‘gender related aspects, including gender identity, shall be given due consideration for the purposes of determining membership of a particular social group or identifying a characteristic of such a group’. That provision is to be read in the light of recital 30 of Directive 2011/95, according to which gender identity may be related to certain legal traditions and customs, resulting in for example genital mutilation, forced sterilisation or forced abortion.
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