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la scapigliata

writer, doctor, wearer of many hats

Category: sex

Let’s talk about sex – accurately

Posted on February 24, 2023February 26, 2023 by la scapigliata

I have a confession to make – talking about sex on social media makes me feel physically sick. I see… Read more Let’s talk about sex – accurately

The myth of human asexuality

Posted on November 1, 2021April 7, 2022 by la scapigliata

Recently in the news we were presented with sexualised images of a beautiful young model dressed in BDSM-like lingerie. Her… Read more The myth of human asexuality

Sexism in medicine and policy capture

Posted on September 18, 2020December 16, 2020 by la scapigliata

Two days ago, at the annual meeting of representatives which had “diversity” as its theme, the British Medical Association (BMA) passed a motion to endorse gender self-ID for both healthcare staff and patients, and to campaign for them to have access to gendered spaces in line with the gender they identify as.

On intersex, transgender and women’s sport

Posted on September 10, 2020April 10, 2021 by la scapigliata

Conflation of biological sex and gender identity is at the root of the conflation of intersex and transgender. This conflation is based on the assumption that being transgender must be an “intersex condition of the brain”…

There is nothing more fundamental to dealing with a patient than knowing whether they are male or female

Posted on April 12, 2018March 2, 2019 by la scapigliata

There’s been a lot of talk in the media recently about whether it is appropriate for doctors to ask patients… Read more There is nothing more fundamental to dealing with a patient than knowing whether they are male or female

Speculation about mass shooter’s sex isn’t sexism, it’s a result of systematic gaslighting about biological sex of trans-identified perpetrators

Posted on April 6, 2018April 7, 2018 by la scapigliata

Another mass shooting happened in the United States on Tuesday. Shooter is a YouTube personality who has, allegedly due to… Read more Speculation about mass shooter’s sex isn’t sexism, it’s a result of systematic gaslighting about biological sex of trans-identified perpetrators

How conflation of sex and gender became a tool of transgender ideology

Posted on March 27, 2018November 20, 2022 by la scapigliata

Conflation of the words “sex” and “gender” has arisen from Christian prudishness (1) in a language that doesn’t use gendered nouns… Read more How conflation of sex and gender became a tool of transgender ideology

What is sex?

Posted on March 24, 2018November 24, 2020 by la scapigliata

Apart from persistently conflating sex and gender, transactivists often claim that biological sex isn’t binary, or even more, that it… Read more What is sex?

“Gender is not a binary, it’s a hierarchy, global in its reach, sadistic in its practice, murderous in its conclusion, just like race, just like class.”
Lierre Keith

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