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

handle is hein.journals/dpjwglaw8 and id is 1 raw text is: 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