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The Specificity Critique

The Paradise Post decided to feature one the more ridiculous talking points on offer by anti-equality forces. The “Specificity Critique” is when bigots decry trans equality laws for being policy instead of procedure. I…

Law and civil rightsMedia, rhetoric, and discourse
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Toronto newspaper pushes trans hoax, claims no duty to fact check

On Saturday, the Toronto Star’s “ethics” journalist, Ken Gallinger, unquestioningly published the incredible claim that an elderly Toronto women was hit on in the YMCA women’s locker room by a male-bodied individual who was…

Public policy and governanceScience, evidence, and expertise
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[UPDATED] Toronto Star’s editorial problem

On Saturday, January 4, 2014, the Toronto Star published an anti-trans hoax without first fact checking. The claim was that a 70 year old woman was undressing in a Toronto-area YMCA when a male-bodied…

Education and youthLaw and civil rights
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Interview with LAUSD’s Judy Chiasson About AB1266

On Monday, January 13, I interviewed Judy Chiasson of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for a bit under an hour. You may remember that she was the LAUSD representative who gave testimony…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation