A Statement on Trans Rights
There is very little to say here that hasn’t been said already, but it is important to make a few things clear.
Transphobia is very common in academia and in academic philosophy in particular.
That (1) is true is grotesque and disgraceful.
MPD is unequivocally in support of trans people and trans rights.
“What is gender and how does it operate in the lives and actions of individuals and in society in general?” is an interesting philosophical question worthy of discussion and debate. Any debate not based in both the fundamental humanity of trans people and the legitimacy of their gender identities is indistinguishable from debates about the capacity of women to be authentic moral or rational agents or the legitimacy of white supremacy.
There is no justification for engaging in or defending those debates. MPD will never platform or entertain the arguments of anyone who denies the gender identities of trans people.
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