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Title: European Parliament Votes... For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women as Women"
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 13, 2026, 12:18:36 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 13, 2026, 12:18:36 PM
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/european-parliament-votes-overwhelmingly
Erin Reed (13 Feb 2026)
On Wednesday, the European Parliament voted to adopt a resolution establishing the European Union's priorities for negotiations at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global body dedicated to gender equality, which convenes in New York next month. The resolution was progressive in many ways, including protections for abortion access and opposition to online hate speech targeting women. But perhaps its boldest provision was a call for the full recognition of transgender women as women—a statement that has already drawn ire from the global right, which has fought to roll back transgender rights both in the United States and abroad, and one that may signal the European bloc is increasingly willing to defend transgender people on the world stage.
Item (y) of the report recommends that the Council of the European Union "emphasise the importance of the full recognition of trans women as women, noting that their inclusion is essential for the effectiveness of any gender-equality and anti-violence policies" and "call for recognition of and equal access for trans women to protection and support services" when the EU attends the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women next month. The resolution passed 340-141, with 68 members abstaining. Though the resolution is non-binding, it establishes a significant policy position for the European Parliament moving forward.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/european-parliament-votes-overwhelmingly
Erin Reed (13 Feb 2026)
On Wednesday, the European Parliament voted to adopt a resolution establishing the European Union's priorities for negotiations at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global body dedicated to gender equality, which convenes in New York next month. The resolution was progressive in many ways, including protections for abortion access and opposition to online hate speech targeting women. But perhaps its boldest provision was a call for the full recognition of transgender women as women—a statement that has already drawn ire from the global right, which has fought to roll back transgender rights both in the United States and abroad, and one that may signal the European bloc is increasingly willing to defend transgender people on the world stage.
Item (y) of the report recommends that the Council of the European Union "emphasise the importance of the full recognition of trans women as women, noting that their inclusion is essential for the effectiveness of any gender-equality and anti-violence policies" and "call for recognition of and equal access for trans women to protection and support services" when the EU attends the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women next month. The resolution passed 340-141, with 68 members abstaining. Though the resolution is non-binding, it establishes a significant policy position for the European Parliament moving forward.
Title: Re: European Parliament Votes... For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women as Women"
Post by: Lori Dee on February 13, 2026, 12:56:11 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on February 13, 2026, 12:56:11 PM
It appears that the pendulum is swinging back the other way.
Look out! Here we come.
Look out! Here we come.