A group of gender ideology critics has launched a petition against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ongoing process to develop transgender health guidelines.
The WHO announced its plan to advance new transgender guidelines on December 18. Several WHO departments that deal with gender, equity, and sexual health are working together on the guidelines.
They will advise on “health sector interventions” aimed at increasing “respectful health services” for trans-identifying and “gender diverse” people, the WHO said. Among other things, the guidelines will focus on “gender-affirming care,” including hormones, health policies that support “gender-inclusive care,” health care for trans-identifying people who have suffered “interpersonal violence,” and legal recognition of self-determined gender identity.
The petition from gender ideology critics is dubbed “WHO…