Episode 32: Revisiting the HHS report, with co-author Alex Byrne

Alex Byrne is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at MIT and the author of the book Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions. Last week, Alex revealed in a Washington Post op-ed that he was one of the nine co-authors of the anonymous HHS report on pediatric gender medicine. He is married to the evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven.CORRECTIONS: UPenn is restoring titles and records and issuing apologies to female athletes. Not Penn State. And it’s Title IX, not Title X.* HHS report* Executive Order 14187* “In Defense of Transracialism,” Rebecca Tuvel* “A Defense of ‘Transracial’ Identity Roils Philosophy World,” NY Times* Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism, Kathleen Stock* “What Is It like to Have a Gender Identity?,” Florence Ashley* “Ashley on Gender Identity,” Alex Byrne* “The Deposition of Jack Turban,” Leor Sapir* The Man Who Would Be Queen, Michael Bailey* Ray Blanchard’s transsexualism typology This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit informeddissentpodcast.substack.com/subscribe