The Economist: Series of invited essays on Transgender Identities, 'seeks to uphold the liberal value of open debate'

[R0wantrees]

www.economist.com/open-future/2018/06/29/transgender-identities-a-series-of-invited-essays

"This is the introduction to a two-week, ten-part series of essays on transgender identities.

FROM the transgender bathroom debate in America to the argument in Britain over who can stand for election on women-only shortlists, a row about transgender identities is generating more heat than light. On one hand are some transgender people and activists, who advocate for “gender self-identification”: the belief that the world should take at face value a person’s declaration of their own gender identity. On the other are people who assert the primacy of biological sex; who fear the erosion of protections for women, including from male violence; or who see gender as a pernicious class system that maintains male supremacy and would like it done away entirely."

Will include contributions from Sarah Ditum, Kathleen Stock, Debbie Hayton, Kristina Harrison

looks interesting

Good for them.

'This online event is part of The Economist’s Open Future project, which aims to remake the case for liberalism today. One of the liberal values we seek to uphold is open debate.'

This is sorely needed. True liberality seems to be under attack from all sides.

Good to see.

Will look forward to reading this.

Thanks for flagging this up. It looks to have sourced a range of contributors, so I’m interested to read them.

Smart move, too. Twelve articles and only 3 free...

Glad to find this thread! I just read this article written by a transwoman, and it seems to sum up the situation nicely in my opinion:

www.economist.com/open-future/2018/07/03/gender-identity-needs-to-be-based-on-objective-evidence-rather-than-feelings

This is an excellent series of essays. Sarah Ditun packed a lot in to hers. It's good to see space given to people to put their point of view forward properly.
Women's concerns about this are being taken seriously at last. Thanks to all the women who made this possible by holding the meetings, attending them and doing the man Friday stuff.