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The Logic of Protection
The fantasy that love is enough shrinks pro-trans politics down to nothing.
The Un-importance of Wearing Clothes
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Detransition is a Mythology
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Transgender Compromise
The Right and the Architects of Trans Inclusion Agree that Trans Girls Can't Play