Robert Jensen, a professor of journalism in Texas, has a new book, It's Debatable: Authentic Discussions About Tricky Topics, due out here in August. Chapter 5 is on ‘Defining Sex/Gender: Beyond Trans Ideology.’ Or it was. The book as published by Olive Branch Press omits that chapter, "because of their support for the goals of the transgender movement".
You can read the omitted chapter at Jensen's website. He seems happy enough with what he sees as a reasonable compromise. Well, he has to work with them. For the rest of us the irony bells are ringing loud: all Tricky Topics are up for authentic discussion - except for trans, where it's still no debate.
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