Criticism
The organisation has received criticism for its anti-transgender views based on an open letter that was also signed by one board member. [6] As response, the German journalist and feminist activist Sibel Schick has criticized Terre des Femmes for being transphobic and racist. [7] On June 17, 2020 the board members publicy apologizsed and distanced themselves from signing the letter stating that it was also never intended as official statement of the organisation. [8]
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- ↑ Wyman, Oliver. "TERRE DES FEMMES | Oliver Wyman". www.oliverwyman.de. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "www.bundespraesident.de: Der Bundespräsident / Reden / Eröffnung des Kongresses "Mädchenrechte stärken – weltweit"". www.bundespraesident.de. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ Wildenthal, Lora (2013). The language of human rights in West Germany (1st ed.). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-0729-3. OCLC 822017753.
- ↑ Assembling health rights in global context : genealogies and anthropologies. Alex Mold, David Reubi. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-53011-8. OCLC 823887936.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Kritik an Transfeindlichkeit von Terre des Femmes". Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "In die rechte Ecke: Die Frauenrechtsorganisation Terre Des Femmes ist nicht nur transfeindlich, sondern auch rassistisch, meint Sibel Schick". Neues Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ TDF-Webredaktion. "TERRE DES FEMMES - Menschenrechte für die Frau e.V. - Stellungnahme zur Unterzeichnung des Offenen Briefes an PolitikerInnen zur Frage der Konversionstherapie bei Mädchen von Godula Kosack, Vorstandsvorsitzende von TERRE DES FEMMES, und Inge Bell, stellvertretende Vorstandsvorsitzende". TERRE DES FEMMES - Menschenrechte für die Frau e.V. (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
