A draft report by Reem Alsalem of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) detailed that transgenderism seeks to “erase” women and girls. While the report, framed in the context of violence against women and girls, does not explicitly condemn transgenderism, it does contain language suggesting the widespread push toward gender ideology is to be questioned.
Discussing the “erasure of sex-specific language and categories,” Alsalem explains that the “suppression of women in language and law” includes the push for neutral terminology, gender identity over sex, and “dehumanizing” language such as “birthing persons.”
“In an effort to provide recognition for males who identify as women or girls, many States have denied females their own right to be recognized in law as a distinct, particularly vulnerable group in need of targeted protection as envisaged by international law, including lesbian and bisexual women,” the report says, explaining that the push for neutrality ultimately leads to a “form of blindness.”
Alsalem’s report goes on to criticize gender dysphoria, stating that research “suggests that the odds of being diagnosed with gender or bodily dysphoria are three times higher for children and adolescents with an autism spectrum diagnosis compared with those without, with girls particularly affected.”
“The long-lasting and harmful consequences of social and medical transitioning of children, including girls, are being increasingly documented,” the report adds, further explaining that children’s access to gender transitions “not only violates their right to safety, security and freedom from violence, but also disregards their human right to the highest standards of health and goes against their best interests.”
The draft report comes as several countries, including the United States, have shifted policy stances on transgenderism. HHS released a report in May detailing the lack of evidence for “gender-affirming care” among youth.
“This Review is published against the backdrop of growing international concern about pediatric medical transition. Having recognized the experimental nature of these medical interventions and their potential for harm, health authorities in a number of countries have imposed restrictions,” the report’s forward said.
