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Fwd: Next Radical Reading



Next Radical Reading Group Meeting 

Theme: transgendered issues
When: Tuesday, November 16, 8pm
Where: 85 Florence #2
Readings: listed below.  drop by and pick up a copy of the readings anytime
starting friday evening (the 12th) from a bag labelled "radical readings"
in the recycling bin on the front porch of 85 Florence #2. 

All Welcome

Readings: 

1. Pat Califia   "Sex Changes: The Politicsof Transgenerism" Cleis Press, 1997
Chapter three, which is primarily a critique of radical feminist approaches
to transgenderism.  Specifically, it critiques Janice Raymond's _The
Transexual Empire_.  

2. Holly Boswell's "The Transgender Paradigm Shift Toward Free Expression" (7
pages)

General Discussions Questions:  

* What assumptions is the piece based on?  

* How, if at all, does it challenge, impact, or add to your own set of
assumptions/worldview?

*What does the reading suggest about local visions of social, economic,
political change?

*How does the reading potentially impact our lives?

*What are the historical roots of this issue?

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