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A Cotton Ceiling Conspiracy Rebranding: Super Straight

An internal discussion within the trans community, originally known as the Cotton Ceiling, concerned itself with the way physical cisnormative beauty standards impact notions of desirability, […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Why “biological sex” is not real

The post argues that biological sex is often misunderstood as a strict binary, while actual human biology presents a spectrum of attributes. It critiques simplistic views, particularly those reinforced by political figures, and emphasizes…

Education and youthHealthcare and medicine
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Debunking the Dialectic of Design and Dimorphism

In this article, I will debunk the five arguments fascists currently use to target transgender people. All fascist movements are predicated upon the myth of categorical purity. Because the material reality of individual humans…

Culture, identity, and representationFeminism and gender politics
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1691: Sex Change

“Sex change” is currently seen as a sensationalistic term used in the media. Dr. Rawson sent me the following article from 1691 which uses the term “sexes change” to refer to a change of…

Media, rhetoric, and discourse
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#TransLivesMatter, #BlackLivesMatter and Feminism

I’ve seen some internet dustups over the use of the #translivesmatter hashtag over the past few months. A subreddit asks if it’s okay to use the tag and produces discourse typical of what I’ve…

Feminism and gender politicsMedia, rhetoric, and discourse
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The Ubiquity of the Prince Fountainhead Narrative

This is a simple review of printed materials incorrectly asserting that Virginia Prince coined the term transgender and/or transgenderist. Each of these many sources got it completely wrong, propagating a false story about how…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation