Human liberation means, in necessary part, liberation from gendered hierarchies of men over women, from the iron shackles of gender roles and behavior, and from the surveillance state of rigid heterosexuality.
You bandy the word "freedom" around throughout the column, but I searched in vain for any clarification at to exactly what, in practice, you would want this "freedom" to mean. Would it include the freedom of athletic facility owners to say, "Sorry, but if you have a penis, you're not allowed in the women's changing rooms or showers, no matter what gender you identify as."?
You bandy the word "freedom" around throughout the column, but I searched in vain for any clarification at to exactly what, in practice, you would want this "freedom" to mean. Would it include the freedom of athletic facility owners to say, "Sorry, but if you have a penis, you're not allowed in the women's changing rooms or showers, no matter what gender you identify as."?