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culturallyboundgender.wordpress.com
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| | | | | One of the big questions I was still left with when I stopped blogging here for a few years was very simple: What, exactly,is gender identity? If you read mainstream trans sources, the answer gets a bit circular: "gender identity is one's deeply-held internal sense of one's own gender." That's exactly the kind of definition... | |
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theelectricagora.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] The text presents a philosophical and political argument against the concept of 'gender identity' as a distinct ontological category. It argues that gender identity, when articulated through expression and presentation, leads to ontological profligacy and divisiveness. The author advocates for retaining the ontology of biological sex, recognizing diverse socio-cultural expressions, and dropping the concept of gender identity. They also make a normative claim that discrimination based on gender expression/presentation should be illegal. However, the text acknowledges potential conflicts, such as with bathroom legislation, and suggests a balance between principles of biological sex and gender expression, while advocating for long-term social reori... | |
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briebeau.com
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| | | | | Hi! I'm Brie Sheldon, and I am queer games.June is Pride month, which is when we recognize the adversity queer people face and overcome, marked especially by remembering the Stonewall riots. When p... | |
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kitoconnell.com
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| | | Even as the world tries to batter them down, trans and gender nonconforming young folks are still out here, being themselves. As one mother of a trans teen told me recently, these kids are "choosing authenticity" in the face of ruthless attacks on their personhood. I recently interviewed two different mothers of transgender teenagers for an Austin Free Press article on "Skrmetti," the devastating Supreme Court decision which upholds bans on gender-affirming healthcare for minors. With 27 states having some form of ban or restriction on gender-affirming care for minors, it reinforces a profoundly unequal landscape where, in over half the country, vital forms of medicine are simply unavailable to so many. It breaks my heart that in this, and many other ways, w... | ||
