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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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