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Online talk Thurs 25 April 2024: "Deconstructing transphobia" - Dr Natacha Kennedy

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yetanotherusernameAgain · 24/04/2024 15:30

There's an online talk tomorrow afternoon hosted by the Institute of Education (part of UCL) by Dr Natacha Kennedy (from Goldsmiths).

The topic is "Deconstructing transphobia" - "Join this event to hear Natacha Kennedy give an analysis of the different strategies deployed by those opposed to trans people's human rights."

It's from 2.30-4.30pm (which partially overlaps with the Aston University online talk). I'd be interested to learn Dr Kennedy's definition of "transphobia" and who the people "opposed to trans people's human rights" are and how they're doing that. Unfortunately I'm not free to listen in - is anyone else free to attend and report back?

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2024/apr/deconstructing-transphobia

Deconstructing transphobia

Join this event to hear Natacha Kennedy give an analysis of the different strategies deployed by those opposed to trans people's human rights.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2024/apr/deconstructing-transphobia

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 24/04/2024 19:48

My issue with any sort of open letter is that you always get the same people signing to be supportive. They have no credibility on any side. You might as well run a Twitter poll.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 24/04/2024 19:46

Now list which ones have a clue what they're talking about.

FlakyPoet · 24/04/2024 19:45

princessleah1 · 24/04/2024 19:35

The foetus does what!!! That's crazy.

Mind boggling that people like this can be employed in academia.

princessleah1 · 24/04/2024 19:35

The foetus does what!!! That's crazy.

FlakyPoet · 24/04/2024 19:27

Lol at someone so academically dishonest they’d pretend to be two people to give their academic paper more weight saying this.
“We suggest that the Cass Review contains unsound methodology, unacceptable bias, and unsupported conclusions. As academics and experts in the field, we regard The Cass Review as potentially harmful to trans children.“

FlakyPoet · 24/04/2024 19:25

morningtoncrescent62 · 24/04/2024 19:16

Natacha Kennedy is the first signatory of this letter, so presumably is the author or one of the authors. I'd imagine Cass will feature in the lecture.
http://uncommon-scents.blogspot.com/2024/04/letter-from-academics-concerned-about.html?m=1

Yes, Kennedy/Hellen uploaded it

Online talk Thurs 25 April 2024: "Deconstructing transphobia" - Dr Natacha Kennedy
Imnobody4 · 24/04/2024 17:41

Cant watch it I'm afraid. But I wonder if she'll raise Cass Report. I looked at her recent publications on Research gate and she's quoted from this gem in one paper.

Late in the pre-birth process, the fetus recognizes cues of acceptability within society of what it means to be their gender [51,52]. After birth and by the age of 5 years, a child recognizes their gender; however, the child also recognizes the what gender recognition is acceptable or needs to be concealed/suppressed within the social setting and expects them to be [53,54]. Through the early years, the infant continues to pick up those cues around them.

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yetanotherusernameAgain · 24/04/2024 16:09

Thanks @IcakethereforeIam - I missed that. How disappointing.

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IcakethereforeIam · 24/04/2024 15:38

The Aston talk was cancelled because of 'illness'.

ThatPeachMentor · 24/04/2024 15:37

Not sure Kennedy is an unbiased source.

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