Gender Identity Ideology

Below is a copy of a submission sent from an Australian  coalition, in which CoAL is a signatory, to the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for WHO Guidelines on the Health of Trans and Gender. We are strongly protesting that:

(1) WHO has given poor attention to the diversity, balance, and expertise necessary for a GDG considering such a contentious topic and

(2)  WHO has not followed its own standard procedures in establishing and selecting members for a GDG. 

In short, the announced GDG is heavily biased towards individuals and groups who work in and advocate for so-called ‘gender affirming care’ and promote gender identity ideology.

Furthermore, the WHO has pursued this path despite two previous letters of protest that we submitted earlier this year.

Signatories to the submission are:

AAWAA (Affiliation of Australian Women’s Action Alliances)

AF4WR (Australian Feminists for Women’s Rights)

CoAL (Coalition of Activist Lesbians)

LGB Alliance Australia

WRNA (Women’s Rights Network Australia)