San Diego County Supervisors voted 3–2 in favor of a women’s rights ordinance on April 26 to eradicate discrimination against women and girls—including biological men who identify as women—despite an overwhelming showing of public opposition.
Aiming to achieve gender equality, decrease gender bias discrimination, and work towards the elimination of all acts of discrimination against women and girls, supervisors approved the first reading of the local implementation of a human rights treaty penned by the United Nations 40 years ago.
However, county officials have revised the original treaty by including biological males who identify as female.
“I want to make sure that we emphasize that in this ordinance, it’s very clear that women and girls refer to those who identify as women and girls, including transgender women, gender non-conforming, and those assigned female at birth, who include non-binary, transgender men, and intersex communities,” Supervisor Nora Vargas said during the meeting.
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