About this episode

Professor Paisley Currah discusses the unprecedented attack on trans rights and its implications for sex classification.

We talked to another really smart person! In this episode, Professor Paisley Currah discusses why the current attack on trans rights is an unprecedented breach in the role of the administrative state's control of sex classification. Currah is the author of Sex is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity. A big thank you to Paisley Currah and the Feminism, Fascism, and the Future team for making this episode happen. As always, share with your friends, family, and enemies and follow us on Instagram (@feminismfascismfuture) .

People in this episode

Host: Laurie Essig

Guest: Paisley Currah

Topics covered

• trans rights
• administrative state
• sex classification
• gender identity
• social justice

Keywords

• trans rights
• sex classification
• administrative state
• gender identity
• social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Feminism, Fascism, and the Future

Books & works: Sex is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity

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