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Trans : when ideology meets reality / Helen Joyce.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Oneworld Publications, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: Updated paperback editionDescription: xii, 327 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0861543726
  • 9780861543724
Subject(s):
Contents:
The Danish girls -- Sissy boys and the woman inside -- My name is Neo -- Child, interrupted -- Miss Gendering -- Back in the box -- She who must not be named -- We just need to pee -- Folding like deckchairs -- Regardless of sex -- Behind the scenes -- Through the looking glass -- They can't fire us all -- Conclusion: trans rights are human rights.
Summary: "Gender identity ideology is about more than twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just ten years, laws, company policies, school and university curricula, sport, medical protocols, and the media have been reshaped to privilege self-declared gender identity over biological sex. People are being shamed and silenced for attempting to understand the consequences of redefining 'man' and 'woman'. While compassion for transgender lives is well-intentioned, it is stifling much-needed inquiry into the significance of our bodies. If we recommit to our liberal values of freedom of belief, freedom of speech and robust debate, we can de-escalate this most vicious of culture wars." -- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 305.3 J89 On hold 33111011025174 1
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:


THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and a Times, Spectator and Observer Book of the Year 2021

'In the first decade of this century, it was unthinkable that a gender-critical book could even be published by a prominent publishing house, let alone become a bestseller.' Louise Perry, New Statesman

'Thank goodness for Helen Joyce.' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times

'Reasonable, methodical, sane, and utterly unintimidated by extremist orthodoxy, Trans is a riveting read.' Lionel Shriver

'A tour de force.' Evening Standard

Biological sex is no longer accepted as a basic fact of life. It is forbidden to admit that female people sometimes need protection and privacy from male ones. In an analysis that is at once expert, sympathetic and urgent, Helen Joyce offers an antidote to the chaos and cancelling.

"A Oneworld book"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-327).

The Danish girls -- Sissy boys and the woman inside -- My name is Neo -- Child, interrupted -- Miss Gendering -- Back in the box -- She who must not be named -- We just need to pee -- Folding like deckchairs -- Regardless of sex -- Behind the scenes -- Through the looking glass -- They can't fire us all -- Conclusion: trans rights are human rights.

"Gender identity ideology is about more than twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just ten years, laws, company policies, school and university curricula, sport, medical protocols, and the media have been reshaped to privilege self-declared gender identity over biological sex. People are being shamed and silenced for attempting to understand the consequences of redefining 'man' and 'woman'. While compassion for transgender lives is well-intentioned, it is stifling much-needed inquiry into the significance of our bodies. If we recommit to our liberal values of freedom of belief, freedom of speech and robust debate, we can de-escalate this most vicious of culture wars." -- Provided by publisher

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