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8 DePaul J. Women Gender & L. [i] (2019)

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  Adoption   of a Second  Optional  Protocol to the Convention   on the
  Elimination   of All Forms  of Discrimination  Against  Women as a
                  Means   of Enhancing   LGBT   Rights


I. Introduction     ........................... ......Error! Bookmark not defined.
II. LGBT Community..................................................3
   a)  Definitions.....................................................3
   b)  Population Determination Challenges.................................5
   c)  Sources of Legal and Statutory Protection...............................7
       i) International Bill of Rights......................................8
       ii) Soft Law...................................................  10
1.. Edward's Feminist Paradox as applied to the LGBT community ...............13
   a)  Equation as a Mechanism......................................... 14
   b)  Justification as a Mechanism....................................... 16
IV. CEDAW......................................................... 18
   a)  What isCEDAW............................................... 18
   b)  Application of CEDAW to the LGBT Community .................. ..... 20
       i) Sex v. Gender            ........................................... 21
       ii) Similarity in Discriminatory Experiences ..................... ..... 23
V. Options under CEDAW         to Protect the LGBT Community .................... 24
   a)  Unsex CEDAW...............        ................................. 25
   b)  General Recommendation.......................................... 29
   c)  Optional Protocol to CEDAW                    ...................................... 35
VI. Conclusion ........................................................ 38

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