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Article: Queer science.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
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- Reason
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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In her review and indictment of J. Michael Bailey's book ("Queer science" November), Deirdre McCloskey uses no evidence to refute his findings. Furthermore, she fails to explain just how any of Bailey's theories would be harmful to the transgender community.
McCloskey implies that Bailey has a "conservative" agenda because his sex research has led him to classify male-to-female transsexuals into two distinct categories. She provides no alternate theories or meaningful rebuttal, but instead lambastes Bailey for daring to study the issue.
Perhaps McCloskey wants every-one to believe that there are male and female souls floating about that, through some ...