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Gender, Sex, and Language

Patterson in Pursuit
Patterson in Pursuit
Episode • Nov 3, 2016 • 15m

What's the difference between sex and gender? Is "being a woman" different than "identifying as a woman"?

I suspect that a great deal of controversy surrounding transgender people comes down to the way we use language. If we keep a sharp distinction between sex and gender, any tension resolves itself.



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