Welcome to the weekly Fairer Disputations round-up: your one-stop shop for the best in sex-realist feminism. This week: Freya India on the mass trauma caused by porn, Ob/Gyn Karla Solheim on why she started to rethink gender medicine, and Elena Bridgers on work that accommodates caregiving. Plus: an adult world without adults, cyber brothels, too old to become a parent—and more!
First, Freya India argues that young women and men have been gaslit by the lie that using porn is normal and healthy.
Next, Ob/Gyn Karla Solheim, who herself performed numerous “gender-affirming” hysterectomies on patients, rethinks gender medicine—and urges her fellow liberal doctors to follow the science.
Finally, Elena Bridgers writes about how we might adapt our conventions around work to be more mother and family-friendly.
More Great Reads:
- An Adult World, Without Adults, Clare Morell, The Dispatch
- There is Such a Thing as Being Too Old to Become a Parent, Victoria Smith, The Critic
- Why is There Such a Generational Divide in Views on Sex and Gender in Britain?, Susanna Rustin, The Guardian
- Cyber brothels, AI girlfriends, and VR intimacy: How Worried Should We Be About the Sex Tech Industry?, Olivia Petter, The Independent
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