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Wikipedia Rewrite: Transgender

I was asked to rewrite the origin narrative for the “transgender” entry on wikipedia. The current entry is full of demonstrable falsehoods which propagate ignorance concerning the history of this term. Chief among the…

Community and organizingHealthcare and medicine
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Why “biological sex” is not real

I know, I know. When you hear me say that biological sex isn’t real, you hear that I’m saying that the sexed attributes of a body aren’t real, that having sex isn’t real, and…

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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#TERFLogic: Right Wing Women Are Also Radical Feminists.

For those who’ve not yet read Andrea Dworkin’s Right Wing Women, please do read this radical feminist critique of right wing women: Since right wingers from Tea Party politicians to the WBC hate group…

Community and organizingFeminism 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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TERFs join anti-Feminists in order to attack trans children

To summarize its arguments, the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) asserts that interpreting anti-discrimination laws to protect transgender students from harassment will somehow result in the erasure of women and girls as a protected class.…

Education and youthLaw and civil rights
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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