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[female-eren]

How you gonna feel when women over 40 start speaking and promoting political lesbianism. Cause if youve ever been to a WDI/WHRC meeting youd know that a lot of them do

Oh then I can't listen to anything they say. Obviously. If they think 1 wrong thing everything else is destroyed and gone

[nishugoud]

Promoting Human Rights: Why Choose WHRC?

About WHRC

The World Human Rights Council (WHRC) is a global organization dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights. Based in Hyderabad, India, WHRC works to advocate for justice, equality, and human dignity for all, regardless of gender, race, religion, or social standing. Through a commitment to educating individuals about their rights and empowering communities, WHRC actively contributes to building a more just and equitable society. FOR MORE

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What Are Human Rights?

Human rights are the fundamental rights and freedoms that every individual is entitled to, simply because they are human. These rights include the right to life, liberty, and security of person; freedom of expression; the right to work and education; and freedom from torture and discrimination. Human rights are universal, inalienable, and indivisible, meaning they belong to everyone equally, cannot be taken away, and are interconnected.

Key Human Rights Principles:

Equality and Non-Discrimination: Everyone is entitled to rights and freedoms without discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or other statuses.

Right to Life and Security: The right to live and be free from violence or threats.

Freedom of Speech and Expression: The right to express opinions and ideas without fear of repression.

Right to Education: Ensuring everyone has access to education.

Freedom from Torture and Slavery: Every human being must live without fear of physical harm or bondage.

Key Organizations That Uphold Human Rights

While WHRC plays a crucial role in promoting human rights, other prominent organizations also fight for this cause globally. Some of these include:

United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC): A global body committed to promoting and protecting human rights.

Amnesty International: A global movement dedicated to ending abuses of human rights.

Human Rights Watch (HRW): An independent organization that investigates human rights violations worldwide.

United Nations Peacekeepers (UNPKFC): WHRC collaborates with the UNPKFC in promoting global peace and human rights.

Why Choose WHRC?

Choosing WHRC means standing for equality, justice, and human dignity. The organization’s commitment to:

Advocacy and Awareness: WHRC creates awareness about fundamental human rights, teaching individuals how to protect and defend these rights in their communities.

Empowerment and Education: Through various initiatives and campaigns, WHRC equips people with knowledge about their rights and how to fight for them.

Collaborative Efforts: WHRC works alongside international organizations, including UNPKFC, to ensure that human rights are upheld globally.

By partnering with WHRC, you support a platform that believes in the universal dignity of all people. WHRC's activities include:

Hosting educational seminars on human rights.

Providing legal assistance to victims of human rights abuses.

Actively engaging in public awareness campaigns.

Gallery and Activities at WHRC

At WHRC, numerous activities help raise awareness and promote human rights advocacy:

Seminars and Conferences: Regularly held to educate and empower communities.

Workshops for Youth: Teaching the next generation the importance of human rights and how to advocate for them.

Collaborative Initiatives: Working with local and global partners to promote peace and justice worldwide.

Our gallery reflects our commitment to human rights with images showcasing our activities such as public awareness campaigns, legal assistance to marginalized communities, and collaborations with peacekeeping forces.

Report a Case

If you or someone you know has been a victim of human rights abuse, WHRC encourages you to report the case through our official communication channels. Our legal experts will work closely with you to ensure justice is served.

Contact for Reporting:

Phone: +918143336440 | +919989822152 | +919393640444

Hashtags to Follow

When promoting or discussing human rights, use relevant hashtags to help spread awareness. Some key hashtags include:

#WHRC

#HumanRights

#EqualityForAll

#JusticeForAll

#UNPKFC

#PeaceAndRights

#HumanDignity

In summary, WHRC is at the forefront of human rights advocacy, working tirelessly to create a more just and equitable world. Join us in our mission to promote peace, dignity, and human rights for all.

For more information or to get involved, visit our office in Madhapur, Hyderabad, or connect with us on social media.

[mirandamckenni1]

Liked on YouTube: TERFs Are Wrong About Biological Sex || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRQHZcU9ZqU || Support the channel by watching this video ad-free on Nebula: https://ift.tt/gYnvEfk __ TERFs say the LGBTQ community is harming women by erasing biological sex. But can they even agree on what biological sex IS? __ Support the channel on Patreon: https://ift.tt/m8hb3CN Twitter: https://twitter.com/lily_lxndr __ Voices by: Sarah Feldman https://www.youtube.com/c/SoundsGoodChannel Laura Crone https://www.youtube.com/c/LauraCrone Music by: Epidemic Sound https://ift.tt/yXjeFmg Sussvarman https://ift.tt/ewATGlZ Production management: Vic :) Set design: Vic :) Cutest: Vic :) __ Sources & further reading: - Simone de Beauvoir, "The Second Sex" - Judith Butler, "Sex and Gender in Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex" https://ift.tt/0S3xjlo - Terry Goldie, "The Man Who Invented Gender: Engaging the Ideas of John Money" https://ift.tt/8Z0k5N3 - Lisa Downing, Iain Morland, Nikki Sullivan, "I can't put this title in the description or the video will get blocked" https://ift.tt/L5DHznt - Ben Shapiro, "An Honest Conversation With Dr. Debra Soh" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akFhYirNtfo - Riki Wilchins, "Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender" - Janice Raymond, "The Transsexual Empire" - Kara Dansky, "The Abolition of Sex: How the Transgender Agenda Harms Women and Girls" - Left at London's TikTok https://ift.tt/H6pZesR - Debra Soh, "The End of Gender" - Abigail Shrier, "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" - WHRC, "Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights" https://ift.tt/PXcwL4B - WHRC Canada, "Parliamentary Brief: Justice Committee re Bill C-6" https://ift.tt/8Hm56Vh - Adrian Ballou, "Why the End of Michfest Is Good for Feminism: Two Activists Weigh In" https://ift.tt/wHogJpS __ Table of contents: 0:00 To Gender or Not to Gender 4:14 1. The Abolition of Sex 11:22 2. The Case for Gender 22:49 3. What Is Sex, Really? 32:57 Hey, thanks! __ ignore this part lol terf, terfs, lgbt, lgbtq, trans, transgender, biological sex, gender critical, anti-trans, feminism, radical feminism, radfem, jk rowling

[topazthecat]

WHRC: Inventing the Transgender Child - Heather Brunskell-Evans

[wdi-usa-official]

Motherhood is an Exclusively Female Status—Article 2 of The Declaration

(the following is a repost from the WHRC USA webiste)

The second article of The Declaration reads:  “Reaffirming the nature of motherhood as an exclusively female status.”

Some governments have, in recent years, embraced the fiction that men can be mothers.  This is not a dated metaphor for “Mr. Mom” or a nurturing, stay-at-home Dad.  It is meant so literally that some governments are printing it on the birth certificates of newborns.  This happens when the father, because he claims the “gender identity” of a woman, requests to be listed as “mother” on his child’s birth certificate.  It also happens in cases, such as that of David Furnish (husband of singer Elton John) in the UK, in which the man neither claims a female “gender identity” nor has any biological relationship to the newborn, but requests the legal designation of “mother,” nonetheless.

Because this practice is so new, we do not yet understand the long-term psychological effects of wildly inaccurate family designations on children.  An authentic sense of identity, however, is recognized by the United Nations in Article 8 of its Convention of the Rights of the Child.  To designate a man as “mother” on a birth certificate is contrary to this right. It is also contrary to reality.

Protecting maternal rights and services

Article 2 of The Declaration states:

Maternal rights and services are based on women’s unique capacity to gestate and give birth to children. The physical and biological characteristics that distinguish males and females mean that women’s reproductive capacity cannot be shared by men who claim a female “gender identity.”

Motherhood is a uniquely female experience.  It is women, not men, who give birth to children after carrying them in our wombs, and it is women, not men, who have suffered through forced pregnancy and childbirth, maternal mortality, and obstetric violence.  It is women, not men, whose wombs are increasingly exploited by men (and some wealthy women) through the practice of surrogacy.  Too, it is women, not men, who have the capacity to breastfeed our babies, thereby providing perfect nutrition and unique immunity benefits.  It is poor and enslaved women, not men, whose breastfeeding ability has been exploited throughout history through the practice of wet nursing.

If we wish to advocate for the rights and needs of women, we must recognize the reality of womanhood and, by extension, motherhood.  In order to examine, critique, and ultimately overcome patriarchy, we must understand that men’s oppression of women is based on their exploitation of women’s reproductive capacity.  This has been true from the time of the agricultural revolution and is accelerating with the rise of commercial surrogacy in our own time.

Ensuring accurate language

Article 2 of The Declaration concludes by stating:

States should ensure that the word ”mother,” and other words traditionally used to refer to women’s reproductive capacities on the basis of sex, continue to be used in constitutional acts, legislation, in the provision of maternal services, and in policy documents when referring to mothers and motherhood. The meaning of the word “mother” shall not be changed to include men.

Unfortunately, the actions taken by the United States government in 2021 could hardly be more contrary to this guidance.  On January 1, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rules Committee Chairman James McGovern (D-MA) of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a rules package that included a commitment to “honor all gender identities by changing pronouns and familial relationships in the House rules to be gender neutral.”  That is, instead of honoring the reality of motherhood (or any other unique familial relationship), the House of Representatives now honors the fiction which states that identity can be based on self-assessed conformity to “gender,” i.e. a sex stereotype.

The executive branch, too, is accelerating its use of woman-erasing language.  The Biden Administration followed its infamous “day one” executive order (compelling all federal agencies to recognize “gender identity,” without regard to consequences for women and girls) with decisions to change the word “mothers” with “birthing people” in its proposed 2022 budget and to omit all sex-specific language from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo about pregnant and nursing “individuals.”

These actions highlight the convergence of the movement to reduce the act of giving birth to a commodifiable function (as in the commercial surrogacy industry) with the movement to reimagine womanhood as a drag routine that can be performed by anyone, regardless of sex. They are also hard to square with an administration that claims to have science as its guide.

We must demand a reversal of this misogynist course.  We must demand that our government use sex-specific language that reflects women’s unique ability to be mothers.

To read the Declaration in full and become a signatory click here.

[thelesbiancitizen]

Another great webinar from WHRC’s Radical Feminist Perspectives series, this one from Sept 5 with Jo Brew and Heli St Luce discussing Silvia Federici’s book, “Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body, and Primitive Accumulation”. In the book, Federici is critical of Marx’s theory of primitive accumulation and gives an alternate theory (that is, basically trying to explain what happened to women during the medieval period and then the transition from feudalism to capitalism), and she considers the role that witch hunting played during that time. A few quotes/ideas I liked that came up:

“And she traces the process, and she also just talks about how capitalism works by division. So there’s three main areas that she explores in that, that’s the mechanization of the body, so before, the body was seen as a magical space, and magic was seen as a part of life, so they turned the body from this magical series of processes, into a vehicle, into just a machine. And she also talks about the theft of all of the common lands.” “Part of the ‘radical’ is being active, and that doesn’t necessarily mean being out on the streets, but it does mean being vocal. You share either your activism or your ideas, I think that’s the basis [of that] exchange, and it’s about uplifting and supporting each other, you know? Also that whole idea that if I’m magical, then every other woman is magical, too. And there’s a different kind of balancing that needs to happen in our exchanges, and we need to be woman-centered and woman-focused.” “She talks about the fact that this book was created by what can only have been really robust discussions and disagreements, and it really highlights how a kind of like, mealy-mouthed and pussy-footy we are at the moment very often when we’re engaging with other women. The books that we’re creating now, like, nowadays, if women have a gift—they shared their ideas, and now, people want to monetize or academicize their ideas, rather than just giving them freely and exchanging them for criticism, you know, in a women’s space. And of course the loss of women’s spaces over the [...] last few years has really been crippling of the women’s movement, and that we just need to find more spaces where we can be together and better ways to be able to argue with each other.”

[makiruz]

Oh, I think it’s about surrogacy in general; the language suggest they’re talking about the economic part, but it doesn’t specify that, so it seems they think a woman having a child for someone else is exploitation no matter what.

Considering how long it took Costa Rica to legalize in-vitro fertilization, I’m wary of any opposition to technologically assisted reproduction.

And like, surrogacy is not just about money; sometimes is about helping my beloved infertile sister become a mother

[rapeculturerealities]

In its nine-page submission, the WHRC also called for the GRA to be repealed because it is “fatally flawed” and “creates great confusion and leads to the idea that men and women can change sex”.

The 27 November submission, is, unsurprisingly, transphobic throughout – the WHRC’s co-founders are Sheila Jeffreys and Heather Brunskell-Evans, two prominent anti-trans campaigners.

Among other things, Jeffreys has criticised the “trend of fashionable transgenderism” and describes trans rights as “internet exploited sexual fetishes”; Brunskell-Evans was sacked by the Women’s Equality Party for saying it would be “abusive” for parents to support their trans kids.

The WHRC also repeat several anti-trans claims in its submission to the Women and Equalities Select Committee, including that being trans is a phase or fad – “transgenderism is a social and historical construction not a biological one, and will increase or decrease as a result of social forces” – and the disgusting, unfounded claim that trans women are sexual fetishists – “pornography called sissy hypno hypnotises men to feel as if they are women for the purpose of sexual excitement”.

They also claim that non-binary people “have been produced by popular culture and may not exist in the future”.

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[frannziska]

What bugs me is that tanukis were called cryptids/yokai etc. Like they’re real animals. You know that right? Tanuki are real?

i have been thinking of how to respond to this for a while but no matter how i answer it looks bad for me so i am pleading the 5th

[merchedcymru]

Excited to announce two of our members/supporters will taking part in WHRC’s Feminist Question Time this weekend. So, if you’re at all interested in what radical and gender-critical feminists are doing in Wales, or you just want to hear from some amazing women, tune in on Saturday. 

[lesbianfeminists]

“When groups such as WoLF and WDI USA focus solely on gender identity, and do so while making common cause with powerful and well-funded anti-feminist, pro Christian nationalist organizations, they reinforce the idea that opposition to gender identity policy is a right-wing position. Is it any wonder that some potential feminist activists feel stymied, wondering where they can ethically and usefully work to create a better world for women?

Since I began publishing blog posts expressing my concerns about, and objections to, self-avowed radical feminist groups working with Council for National Policy organizations such as CWA and Heritage Foundation, both formed expressly to roll back the gains of second wave feminism, a number of women have reached out to me to express similar concerns - and relief that someone was talking about this. Several women reported they had raised concerns about working with right wing organizations in the secret WDI Facebook group - and had been banned for their trouble. Several others told me they refrain from voicing their concerns in that group, lest they, too, get banned. (This is deeply depressing, considering that Article Four of the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights, the founding document of WDI, reaffirms “women’s rights to freedom of opinion and freedom of expression.”)

I also learned that FIST lost a significant number of active members over this issue. Some of these women were looking for an alternative to WoLF; others had previously volunteered with WoLF, and left that group after learning of WoLF’s acceptance of a grant from ADF, a right wing Christian legal organization. FIST was organized as a feminist group that explicitly “reject[s] any alliances or collaboration with the Religious Right or the white supremacist, anti-immigrant Right.”

Eventually it became apparent that not all FIST women were on the same page. Some members viewed FIST's role as actively fighting against right-wing influence in the movement, while others, (some of whom were also members of WoLF), limited their anti-right wing position to direct alliances with openly right-wing groups. Differences came to a head when it was decided that FIST would co-sponsor a WoLF event in Seattle. Realizing that FIST would publicly promote WoLF, instead of exposing them, a significant number of founding members left.

It is difficult to know from anecdotal stories the extent to which feminist groups working with the radical right impedes the development of a revived movement in the US. But I’m beginning to suspect that it is much greater than I initially realized. Feminists do not exist in a bubble separate from the larger, deeply polarized, political culture and many understand that working with the radical right is not a trivial act.

Over the past four decades, the Coalition for National Policy (CNP) network, which includes organizations with whom both WoLF and WDI USA have worked (e.g. Heritage Foundation, Concerned Women for American, and Alliance Defending Freedom), has pursued an agenda of connecting “the manpower and media of the Christian right with the finances of Western plutocrats and the strategy of right-wing Republican political operatives” to establish what Ann Nelson calls a “pluto-theocracy.” As we witness their success in packing the Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues, their probable success in advancing voter suppression laws, and learn more about their role in “organized efforts to challenge the validity of the [2020 presidential] election, conspir[ing] to overturn its results, and tr[ying] to derail the orderly transfer of power,” the case against feminists working with CNP organizations becomes insurmountable. Feminists who care about preserving what democracy we enjoy in the US, and promoting the resurgence of feminism here, must not be afraid talk about these issues openly and honestly.”

[wdi-usa-official]

Women’s Rights Are Based On Their Sex – Article 1 Of The Declaration

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(the following is a repost from the WHRC USA website)

The first article of The Declaration reads: “Reaffirming that the rights of women are based upon the category of sex. States should maintain the centrality of the category of sex, and not ‘gender identity’, in relation to women’s and girls’ right to be free from discrimination.”

As the sex that is capable of gestating babies, women are uniquely oppressed and discriminated against around the world.

Women are not oppressed because they identify with some sort of stereotypical female gender role. For example, women in developing countries where “gender identity” is not an established idea in societal discourse aren’t oppressed because they are “identifying” as women, based off of gender stereotypes. They are oppressed because of their biology, because men often want to control our sexual and reproductive labor.

These women aren’t simply able to “identify” as men to escape their oppression, because our oppression is sex-based.

Protecting Sex-Based Rights

But what exactly does it mean to say that women’s rights are based on their sex? And why must women work to preserve the category of sex?

The idea that our rights as women are sex-based stems from the fact that our oppression as women is sex-based. That is, we experience oppression because of the fact that we are the female sex.

In The Declaration, sex is defined as, “the physical and biological characteristics that distinguish males from females.”

Based on these physical and biological characteristics, women have been oppressed by men all throughout history. Due to our sex, women weren’t permitted to get an education, vote, own property, play sports, work in any profession, or receive equal pay. In many parts of the world these things are still true.

In addition, due to our sex, women are raped, murdered, trafficked, exploited, objectified, and hyper-sexualized by men every day around the world.

How do these men know which ones women are? In a society where trans rights activists want to redefine sex to include “gender identity,” which would ultimately give “gender identity” precedence over sex, how do men continue to know which ones women are?

The answer is our female biology. Women are oppressed because we are the female sex. As a result, it follows that our hard-won rights need to be protected on the basis of sex if we wish to protect women from sex-based oppression. Our laws and our institutions must maintain sex in its strictest definition as a protected category at all costs.

The Right to Single-Sex Spaces

Article 1 of The Declaration says that, “States should understand that the inclusion of men who claim to have a female ‘gender identity’ into the category of women in law, policies and practice constitutes discrimination against women by impairing the recognition of women’s sex-based human rights.”

Men are men, no matter how they identify. The inclusion of even one male in a female-only space means that that space is no longer female-only. This denies women their right to single-sex spaces, which they are entitled to for their privacy, dignity, and safety. It also allows men to take away employment opportunities, scholarships, awards, and other career recognition away from women, which is another form of discrimination against women.

In addition, men who claim a female “gender identity” can also enter into the category of lesbian and therefore occupy lesbian-only spaces. This constitutes a form of discrimination against lesbians because they are no longer able to gather in their own spaces.

If the definition of sex were to be changed to include “gender identity,” “gender identity” would supersede sex in nearly every instance. For example, if a serial rapist “identifies” as female it will be discriminatory to deny him housing in a women’s prison. If he claims a female “gender identity,” and “gender identity” falls under the definition of sex, the serial killer is seen in the eyes of the law as effectively the same as a woman.

Disregarding “the physical and biological characteristics that distinguish males from females,” and depending only on one’s internal feeling and self-identity opens the door to situations where vulnerable women will be put at risk and could possibly get hurt.

We need lawmakers and politicians across the U.S. to commit to protecting women’s sex-based rights and single-sex spaces by recognizing that the category of sex is distinct and specific, and that its definition cannot be changed.

To read the declaration in full and become a signatory click here

[feministstruggle]

Declaration: https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/

US WHRC: https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/country-info/united-states-america/

An interview with special guests, Thistle Pettersen and Austin Deville from WHRC...be sure to share this!

[makiruz]

Wait, the WHRC’s TERF manifesto blames transgender identity on postmodernism? Really? Really?

Will it kill you to pretend you‘re not the same as anti-feminists, anti-SJW jerks

[hoodwinkerx]