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Reminder: Radical Reading Tonight




 
TONIGHT , 8pm
 85 Florence #2

Theme: transgendered issues

All Welcome


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. 

>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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