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Trans rights have been pitted against feminism but we're not enemies | Kim Humphery

One of the most distressing aspects of the hostile narrative is that it sidelines a reality of alliance
‘The growing recognition of trans as a social reality ushers in both easily solvable and sometimes difficult shifts in the way we institutionally manage sex and gender.’ Photograph: Juan Moyano/Alamy

As a trans woman working in academia, one of the questions I regularly get asked is how I get along with feminist colleagues. When I invariably answer “incredibly well”, I’m often met with a quizzical look.

I can understand why. As trans and gender diversity has become a regular topic of public debate and a favoured target of rightwing attacks, feminist critics have joined the fray.

That has put trans and feminist

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