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"Aided by the Trump administration, debate over gender identity has gone from
being a touchstone of domestic culture wars to infiltrating the work of
international groups – including those designed to protect vulnerable
communities.
In March 2026, at the 70th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of
Women, a U.S. delegate submitted a draft resolution to define gender in
alignment with what the representative described as “its ordinary, generally
accepted usage, as referring to men and women.”
While this may seem like a relatively benign or procedural intervention, the
proposed resolution invited significant blowback from other delegates. Sweden’s
representative framed it as an attempt “to turn back the clock 30 to 40 years.”
The resolution ultimately failed after being blocked from going to a vote by
Belgium, on behalf of the EU.
As an expert on gender, sexuality and conflict, I see the latest dispute over
terminology at a key U.N. conference as reflecting a wider fight among the
international community that has rumbled on for months. I believe that contest,
moreover, threatens to undermine critical work to serve survivors of violence
across the world."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
