Key Points
- In a landmark move, Switzerland’s government has rejected gender ideology by ruling that sex is binary and people must be referred to as either male or female, with no exceptions.
- The Swiss government rejected a proposal to introduce a “third gender” or “no gender” option for official records.
- The nation ruled against the “gender identity” ideology that other European countries have succumbed to.
- Swiss residents will continue to be entered into the nation’s civil registry as male or female, with no other options.
- “The binary gender model is still strongly anchored in Swiss society,” the Swiss Federal Council said in response to two proposals from parliament, according to the Associated Press.
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