So happy that the book was listed as a finalist in the Politics and Government category!
Paisley Currah
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Author of Sex Is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity. www.paisleycurrah.com
Yes, Margaret Sanger was a baddie, but it's more complicated than that. Since Republicans are invoking anti-eugenics ideas, we need to understand that history much better. I always learn a lot when I read anything by Melinda Cooper. https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-anti-abortion-movement-and-the-ghost-of-margaret-sanger
Super smart review of Sex Is as Sex Does from Allison Brown, not only a writer but also an organizer and a program representative for a state social services department--couldn't imagine anyone better situated to review the book. Read it at @dissentmag https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/sex-and-the-state
Important read—Shannon Minter puts Paxton’s attempt to use driver’s license info to identify trans Texans in historical perspective. https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/12/15/paxtons-transgender-list-a-chilling-abuse-of-government-power/
Educators--please consider signing this statement in support of LGBTQ youth in public schools. It clearly articulates the crisis and has many concrete policy ideas. Signatures close December 24th.
I really appreciate how it connects the fight for lgbtq justice in schools with fighting for investments in public education. https://supportlgbtqeducation.com/
I really appreciate how it connects the fight for lgbtq justice in schools with fighting for investments in public education. https://supportlgbtqeducation.com/
Happy to Zoom into classes next semester to talk about my book, Sex Is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity, transgender law and policy, feminism and trans issues. No purchase required! (I'll happily forego the $0.84 I make per copy for the chance to bend your students' ears!)
Hey, I've just posted the preface and introduction to my book, Sex Is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity. Find them at https://www.paisleycurrah.com/sexisassexdoes
Sex Is as Sex Does — Paisley Currah
In Sex Is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity, Paisley Currah examines sex reclassification policies in the United States and explains how and why it fails transgender and non-binary people. The book also shows what the regulation of transgender identity can tell us about society’s approach
Anne Fausto SterlingCatching up on my back issues of Nature. Editorial by @PaisleyCurrah caught my eye.
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