UN lauds trans activist as 'inspiration' at women's rights meet, despite ... trends now
The UN has praised trans activist Katie Neeves as an 'inspiration' for women's rights talks in New York, despite her confessions about stealing and wearing her sister's panties when she was a boy.
The world body told DailyMail.com that Neeves, a British male-to-female activist, could take 'practical ideas' from its Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which runs from March 11-22.
Neeves has revealed her trans backstory, and how as a boy he would 'secretly dress in my sister's clothes' because it 'felt so right' even as he felt 'shame and self-loathing' because 'it was dirty.'
Whether trans women get treated the same as biological women is hotly disputed.
Katie Neevesused to be called Martin, and, as a boy, wore his sister's underwear because he wanted to be more like a girl
Neeves announced that she was representing Britain at the UN women's rights meet on X/Twitter
Some feminists say they're really men who should not be allowed into spaces reserved for women — especially women's bathrooms, prisons, sports teams and coveted leadership roles.
Neeves will take part in this month's Commission on the Status of Women
The UN told DailyMail.com that Neeves was a 'guest attendee' of the 68th annual event and did not represent the world body.
'Katie is one of over 6,000 guest attendees from the UK virtually attending CSW68, where they will listen to and learn with guests from around the world,' said the email.
'They will bring practical ideas and inspiration back to their organizations and communities in the UK.'
The commission is the UN's biggest annual gabfest on gender equality, and seeks to tackle why women still get paid less than men and the 10.3 percent of women who languish in extreme poverty globally.
Neeves, who used to be known as Martin, announced last month that she would be one of the UK delegates to the event, saying she was happy to
