08-16-2005, 12:21 AM
Greetings IDUists --
For the first time (somewhat prompted by my new obligations as UN Delegate), I have researched this UN proposal and put citations to Groot Gouda's correct statement: this proposal adds virtually nothing to existing UN legislation (with a small exception at the very end).
Quote: Article one: One?s gender identity or expression shall be included as a prohibited ground of discrimination; any transgender person should receive the same right as everyone else residing in all U.N member countries.[/quote]
Already covered in general by The Sexes Rights Law UNR#69 which generally mentions ?all sexes? rather than ?both sexes? and specifically mentions ?intersex? once. ?The above conditions are recommendations applicable within reason in that they are open to interpretation by a member states legal system in regards to each individual case, under the condition that the legal system must act in an un-biased fashion in regard to these cases.?
Protection in general repeated in Discrimination Accord UNR#99: ?? The UN condemns discrimination by governments, discrimination on the basis of differences in recognized religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, age, language, school of thought, or intelligence.?
Also covered in the specific case of marriage by Definition of Marriage UNR#81: ?The UN HEREBY: DEFINES marriage as the civil joining of a member of any nation with any other member of any nation, regardless of sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, or any other characteristic, with the exception of age.?
Quote: Article two: Considering that a transgender person is much more likely to be targeted for hate violence, law enforcement authorities should be encouraged to access anti-transgender training so they can adequately and sufficiently deliver justice to members of the transgender community.[/quote]
Already covered by Discrimination Accord #99: ?ENCOURAGES all nations to work towards eliminating ?hate crimes?, or violent, malicious crimes spurned on by a lack of tolerance of cultural, ethnic, racial, or other differences."
Quote: Article 3: All Anti transgender discrimination in hiring, promotion, training and dismissal will be illegal in all U.N countries.[/quote]
Already covered by The Sexes Rights Law UNR#69: ?2. The Nation States United Nations calls upon all employers within member-states to abide by the following regulations :
?a ) Equal wages for all sexes.
?b ) Equal benefits for all sexes."
Quote: Article 4: Everyone has the right to wellness psychologically and emotionally therefore; Sex Reassignment Surgeries and Hormonal treatments should be legal and reasonably accessible to people who have GID. Medical personnel are not allowed to refuse treatments to a transgender person based on discrimination against transgender people.[/quote]
This is already largely covered in the general prohibition against discrimination, so that health services to transgendered, intersex and similar persons will be delivered without regard to their sex or gender.
Quote: Article 5: Transsexuals who had undergone sex reassignment surgeries will have his or her new gender be legally recognized. Other transgender people, including cross dressers, feminine men, and masculine women will continue to be legally defined by their biological sex at birth.[/quote]
Largely covered already by The Sexes Rights Law UNR#69: ?5. The Nation States United Nations recognises that gender is not just a physical manifestation but also a mental manifestation, and recognises that people of self proclaimed gender are also equally protected by the regulations and recommendations bound here in.?
The only small change this would require is a change of legal sex for those transsexuals who have been surgically reassigned, but since no impediment is placed before people of any sex, this seems rather pointless. If you feel that this small change is significant, you should vote yes. If you feel it is insignificant or against your nation's beliefs, you should vote no.
I vote no, using the analogy of race, which is also a prohibited grounds for discrimination. If a genetically or socially mixed race person decides to change racial identity, this administrative change has no effect so it will not be registered.
For the first time (somewhat prompted by my new obligations as UN Delegate), I have researched this UN proposal and put citations to Groot Gouda's correct statement: this proposal adds virtually nothing to existing UN legislation (with a small exception at the very end).
Quote: Article one: One?s gender identity or expression shall be included as a prohibited ground of discrimination; any transgender person should receive the same right as everyone else residing in all U.N member countries.[/quote]
Already covered in general by The Sexes Rights Law UNR#69 which generally mentions ?all sexes? rather than ?both sexes? and specifically mentions ?intersex? once. ?The above conditions are recommendations applicable within reason in that they are open to interpretation by a member states legal system in regards to each individual case, under the condition that the legal system must act in an un-biased fashion in regard to these cases.?
Protection in general repeated in Discrimination Accord UNR#99: ?? The UN condemns discrimination by governments, discrimination on the basis of differences in recognized religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, age, language, school of thought, or intelligence.?
Also covered in the specific case of marriage by Definition of Marriage UNR#81: ?The UN HEREBY: DEFINES marriage as the civil joining of a member of any nation with any other member of any nation, regardless of sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, or any other characteristic, with the exception of age.?
Quote: Article two: Considering that a transgender person is much more likely to be targeted for hate violence, law enforcement authorities should be encouraged to access anti-transgender training so they can adequately and sufficiently deliver justice to members of the transgender community.[/quote]
Already covered by Discrimination Accord #99: ?ENCOURAGES all nations to work towards eliminating ?hate crimes?, or violent, malicious crimes spurned on by a lack of tolerance of cultural, ethnic, racial, or other differences."
Quote: Article 3: All Anti transgender discrimination in hiring, promotion, training and dismissal will be illegal in all U.N countries.[/quote]
Already covered by The Sexes Rights Law UNR#69: ?2. The Nation States United Nations calls upon all employers within member-states to abide by the following regulations :
?a ) Equal wages for all sexes.
?b ) Equal benefits for all sexes."
Quote: Article 4: Everyone has the right to wellness psychologically and emotionally therefore; Sex Reassignment Surgeries and Hormonal treatments should be legal and reasonably accessible to people who have GID. Medical personnel are not allowed to refuse treatments to a transgender person based on discrimination against transgender people.[/quote]
This is already largely covered in the general prohibition against discrimination, so that health services to transgendered, intersex and similar persons will be delivered without regard to their sex or gender.
Quote: Article 5: Transsexuals who had undergone sex reassignment surgeries will have his or her new gender be legally recognized. Other transgender people, including cross dressers, feminine men, and masculine women will continue to be legally defined by their biological sex at birth.[/quote]
Largely covered already by The Sexes Rights Law UNR#69: ?5. The Nation States United Nations recognises that gender is not just a physical manifestation but also a mental manifestation, and recognises that people of self proclaimed gender are also equally protected by the regulations and recommendations bound here in.?
The only small change this would require is a change of legal sex for those transsexuals who have been surgically reassigned, but since no impediment is placed before people of any sex, this seems rather pointless. If you feel that this small change is significant, you should vote yes. If you feel it is insignificant or against your nation's beliefs, you should vote no.
I vote no, using the analogy of race, which is also a prohibited grounds for discrimination. If a genetically or socially mixed race person decides to change racial identity, this administrative change has no effect so it will not be registered.