Sex Through the Looking Glass
What began as a drive toward liberation thus becomes tyranny. What was normal becomes antisocial; what was malign becomes laudatory.
Howard Schwartz
· 5 min read
Sex
A collection of 12 posts
Traditionalists and Activists Are Both Wrong About Sex and Gender
The clearest evidence for this lack of a distinction is the fact that most individuals are cisgender (individuals whose gender identity aligns with their biological sex).
Gregory Gorelik
· 8 min read
Laura Kipnis, Camille Paglia, and the Redefinition of Sex
Kipnis’ cautionary tale dovetails with Camille Paglia’s collection of essays, Free Women, Free Men.
Irene Ogrizek
· 6 min read
Stop Using the Term "Gender"
From that perspective, it might make sense to co-opt “gender” to refer to human sexual phenotypic diversity.
Michael McConkey
· 8 min read
Camille Paglia on the Battle of the Sexes
Women have become angry and defensive as a result of being raised to view men as the enemy.
Suzanne Venker
· 5 min read
Swingers, Feminism, and Social Constructionism
What happens in a culture where equality rules?
Irene Ogrizek
· 8 min read
Students, Sex, Social Media, and Why the Steven Galloway Affair Is So Murky
There’s a solution, but it’s not one that most feminists want to hear.
Irene Ogrizek
· 6 min read
Are the Gender Wars Just Getting Started?
To get an idea of what’s in store for us next, Australians would do well to look at the debate over gender identity in Canada, where things have gotten, shall we say, mind-bogglingly odd.
Timothy Cootes
· 5 min read
How Sexual Dominance Influences Politics
The link between sex and dominance has a deep evolutionary history. The perennial battles between males over reproductive access to females fill the annals of natural history.
Gregory Gorelik
· 11 min read
Original Sin: The Sexual Motivation of Religious Extremists
This misguided reticence is a product of archaic cultural mores that make sex a thing of shame for women, but one of pride for men.
Janet L Factor
· 15 min read
Why Distance Running Is the Perfect Lab for Studying Sex Differences in Competitiveness
Data from 92,000 marathon runners and 1,100 collegiate athletes consistently shows men are more competitive — and the gap isn't closing.
Robert Deaner
· 6 min read
Postmodern Assumptions About Gender Harm Women
It is the year 2014 and women are at risk of harm from easily preventable biomedical errors. How on earth did we get here?
Claire Lehmann
· 5 min read