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Masha Gessen on the Battle Over Trans Rights

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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Is There Too Much Focus on Trans Transitioning?

The Atlantic sparked a lot of backlash in 2018 for a cover article about detransitioning. Maas: I think there's way too much focus on detransitioners, which is what Susan Sontak called the sex exception. "I'm very frustrated with both LGBT activist organizations and other prominent advocacy organizations," she says.

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