GA#91 covers transgender legislation broadly, and unfortunately, not in a particuarly correct way. The proposal is now over a decade old, and uses several outdated terms in addition to several more terms I don't think were ever widely accepted: "Majoritarian genders (MG)", "Intergender persons", and "Gender-adequation procedure (GAP)".
The proposal also includes several phrases that could be interpreted poorly, for example:
4) No intersex, transgender or intergender person shall be forced to choose to fit in any gender; persons are free to keep whatever life-compatible features Nature gave them. They shall be recognized as “intersex” (or culturally equivalent gender terms) if documents require gender identification;
The above seems to imply that transgender people must be recognised as "intersex" if they do not wish to undergo surgical intervention to externally match their identified gender.
6) No intersex, transgender or intergender persons of any age shall have GAPs until they are mature enough to make an informed decision regarding their own future;
This clause is vague and seems to imply that people with, for example, some unrelated mental deficiency would not be "mature enough" and hence never permitted to undergo "GAPs".
7 c) Allowed to have GAPs after they have been informed of the risks & benefits (plus evidence, or lack thereof, for both).
This clause does not set out what "informed of the risks & benefits" entails, and potentially allows for cherry picked statistics to mislead transgender people against their own interests.
The current plan is that this repeal of GA#91 (when drafting is complete) is sufficient enough to allow the replacement legislation to be deemed legal under the duplication rule. Additionally, the replacement proposal does duplicate some of GA#467, however it is my hope that this repeal is not required to be deemed legal (if it is, I will likely submit a modified version of a previous draft viewtopic.php?f=9&t=483436).
Any feedback on the following is welcome.
The World Assembly,
Recognising the honourable intentions of GA#91 in attempting to minimise the many horrors experienced by transgender people;
Noting, however, that previously passed legislation may not be amended or otherwise modified by this Assembly, only repealed, and thus correction of such legislation first requires a repeal to be passed;
Observing that the target resolution is now over a decade old, and uses various outdated terms that are not accepted among medical professionals:
- "Majoritarian genders (MG)" referring to the genders "male" and "female";
- "Intergender persons", more commonly referred to as "non binary"; and
- "Gender-adequation procedure (GAP)", now referred to as "Gender Confirmation Surgery (GCS)";
Alarmed that clause 4) requires binary transgender people to be recognised as "intersex", rather than as their identified gender, if they do not wish to undergo surgical intervention to physically match their identified gender;
Concerned that clause 6) is too vague, and may be interpreted in a way that prevents responsible individuals from making their own decisions regarding their personal health;
Troubled that the wording of clause 7 c) may allow those opposed to medical intervention to mislead transgender people against their own interests;
Believing that the repeal of this resolution would allow its replacement by a more comprehensive proposal;
Hereby repeals GA#91: A Convention On Gender.