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Biological Sex and the Legal Protection of LGBT Individuals

No one should be fired for being gay or transgender. And now, as a result of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, “an employer who fires…

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10 min

Politics

The Politics of Natural Ability

There has recently been a considerable amount of attention and controversy surrounding proposed differences in the natural talents of social groups. Most, though not all, of these claims tend to…

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7 min

Alice Dreger’s Middle Finger: Sex, Gender and Unhelpful Hair-Splitting

Is there a more controversial issue in the western upper middle class right now than the intersection of gender and sex? But partial conflation between what sex is and what…

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9 min

Psychology

Identity: Knowing What It’s Like To Be Something

Like most people who hang around on social media, now and again I come across an exchange which goes like this: “I think such-and-such,” “How dare you think such-and-such? You’re not…

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5 min

Why Political Correctness Is Self-Defeating

We generally think of critiquing political correctness as a conservative talking point. This is a grave mistake. There is much to dislike about haughty individuals telling us what to think,…

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8 min

Culture & Media

Feminist Frequency and the Truth About Video Games

Since 2013, the Feminist Frequency series Tropes vs Women has been an important voice in examining and reshaping how female characters are portrayed in video games. Featuring executive director Anita…

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10 min

Culture & Media

The Task Facing Masculinity.

“I think everyone would agree the world would be a better place if we had less testosterone.” My friend shared this quote with me in bemusement after he heard it…

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7 min

Culture & Media

Time to Call a Truce in the Gender Wars

If you are a news and current affairs junkie like myself, you could quickly come to the conclusion that men and women are at war with each other across the…

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4 min

Culture & Media

Is Cordelia Fine’s Award from the Royal Society an Escalation of the Culture Wars?

One occasionally hears it said, generally by intelligent people who have turned their brains off for a moment, that science and politics don’t mix, and shouldn’t. This is of course…

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9 min

Culture & Media

If Gifted Children Exist, Does a Meritocracy Still Make Sense?

The lamentable and dangerous myth persists that there is no such thing as innate talent or a gifted child. Whilst we might concede that if you are not born with…

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21 min

Science & Tech

Sex and Gender Are Dials (Not Switches)

It has become more and more common for young people around the world to describe themselves not as a “man” or a “woman,” but as “something else.” One term for…

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3 min

Science & Tech

What Science Has to Say About Gender Identity

A few days ago, President Trump announced that transgender individuals would not be allowed to serve in the U.S. Military. This follows a previous Trump reversal of guidelines put in place by President…

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Biological Sex and the Legal Protection of LGBT Individuals

The Politics of Natural Ability

Alice Dreger’s Middle Finger: Sex, Gender and Unhelpful Hair-Splitting

Identity: Knowing What It’s Like To Be Something

Why Political Correctness Is Self-Defeating

Feminist Frequency and the Truth About Video Games

The Task Facing Masculinity.

Time to Call a Truce in the Gender Wars

Is Cordelia Fine’s Award from the Royal Society an Escalation of the Culture Wars?

If Gifted Children Exist, Does a Meritocracy Still Make Sense?

Sex and Gender Are Dials (Not Switches)

What Science Has to Say About Gender Identity

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