Trans People Are Fighting for Their Rights

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Paisley curra is one of the leading lights of trans studies. He's a professor at brooklyn college and the graduate center of the city university of new york. And he's the author, most recenty, of sex is as sex does, governing transgender identity. Paisley: We should be practising solidarity if we want to win rights that are being taken away by the anti civil rights movement.

Trans people have existed as long as, you know, people have. But the barriers to legal inclusion and equality are still higher than most people realize. “Sex is as Sex Does” author Paisley Currah joins Adam to discuss why institutions have been slow to give legal recognition to trans identities, why Republicans have shifted their attacks from bathroom policies to trans youth in sports, and why the struggle for trans equality is tied to feminism and women’s liberation. You can purchase Paisley’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.