What’s in a Word? Why Language Matters When it Comes to Sexuality and Gender
April 9th, 2009 at 2:49 am
I have something of a love/hate relationship with language around sexuality and gender. Language can be used as a weapon, as a tool of oppression and dismissal (I think of the times I’ve seen trans friends visibly wince when someone pointedly uses the wrong pronoun at them); it can be used to liberate and expand [...]
Book Review: Mutants
March 28th, 2009 at 2:13 am
Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi This review was originally posted on Goodreads rating: 3 of 5 starsI’m not a dumb lady. But science hasn’t really ever been my thing (which is why it’s funny that I teach my human sexuality course in a biology department). I’ve been wanting [...]
