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Pride Special: Why the Law Cares About Your Sex

Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast

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The Function of the State in Transgender Identity

The idea of transgender identity is something that as an organizing principle is relatively new. I was trained as a political scientist, but I spent all my time in women and gender studies. But what was interesting to me is we think of this thing called the state as if it's singular. We just think the state is some nice, bumbling night watchman.

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