The science is not a neutral storehouse of facts. A critique from a philosopher of science on the recent video by Sabine Hossenfelder on trans kids and trans identity.
Sensible as usual, Prof. De Cruz. In addition to your essay here, I think Professor Hossenfelder should read Paul Griffiths' essay on whether sex is binary:
Your experience of left handedness is valuable as is your observation that gender exploration is about more than the medicalized concept of dysphoria. I liked the anthropological insights about gender too. In the part of Uganda I work in, men wear makeup and jewelry as an expression of their masculinity and status. A++
Sensible as usual, Prof. De Cruz. In addition to your essay here, I think Professor Hossenfelder should read Paul Griffiths' essay on whether sex is binary:
https://aeon.co/essays/the-existence-of-biological-sex-is-no-constraint-on-human-diversity
He takes a bit different view than Fuentes, but makes (roughly) the same point as you that the value issues are not determined by the scientific ones.
Your experience of left handedness is valuable as is your observation that gender exploration is about more than the medicalized concept of dysphoria. I liked the anthropological insights about gender too. In the part of Uganda I work in, men wear makeup and jewelry as an expression of their masculinity and status. A++