Overview

• The report by OHCHR special rapporteur Reem Alsalem labels gender dysphoria as “socially contagious” and warns that redefining legal sex could erase women’s protections.
• It praises the UK Supreme Court’s April ruling reinforcing a biological definition of “woman” under the Equality Act.
• The draft urges a ban on social and legal transition for anyone under 18, suggesting psychological treatment for underlying developmental or mental health conditions instead.
• Key policy recommendations draw on discredited theories such as Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria and autogynephilia that have been rejected by leading experts.
• Major medical associations and LGBTQ+ organizations have condemned the report, affirming that gender-affirming care is evidence-based and medically necessary.