Gender Identity and Trans Equality

A Comment on Burt

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ID12809769
AuthorsAlyse Sherrick (0000-0002-0548-4951, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume16
Issue4
Pages532-538
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-0851 • E-ISSN: 1557-086X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15570851211006471
OpenAlexW3144002347
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Recently, Burt expressed concern that in allowing gender to supersede sex, The Equality Act will endanger ciswomen. Gender/sex identities, however, are not as simple as the sexual dimorphic structure Burt introduces. I argue that it is important to validate trans individuals’ identities and give trans women, in particular, access to women’s spaces to reduce the high rates of psychological stress and physical dangers that trans individuals face on a daily basis. I end with solutions that could allow gender to supersede sex while also protecting ciswomen

Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Gender identity · Gender psychology · Identity (music · Sexual dimorphism · Simple (philosophy · Sociology · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Feminist Theory and Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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