Pride and Politics:
Transgender Issues
WHEREAS, The National Organization of Women (NOW) has worked for the
elimination of all forms of oppression in our society targeted at
groups who are systematically mistreated; and
WHEREAS, the transgendered and transsexual communities confront
oppression daily and are systematically mistreated because of
artificial gender constructs in our society; and
WHEREAS, there is a lack of understanding and information on issues
affecting transgendered and transsexual people; and
WHEREAS, one of NOW's goals is to eliminate all sex stereotypes
including so-called gender roles; and
WHEREAS, NOW affirms and honors the right of
people to self-identify;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that NOW and its sub-units encourage
education and dialogue within NOW and other organizations on gender and
sex stereotypes including those who are transgendered and transsexual
people,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that NOW reaffirm its commitment to end all
sex and gender stereotypes,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that we acknowledge that gender is a
patriarchal social construct used to oppress women.
on September 3, 1998
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