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Mary Sanchez: The GOP’s gender hysteria

Science and society are moving too fast for an increasingly right-wing, clickbait-seeking GOP. The world made more sense to them, was more ordered and acceptable when men and women were easier to categorize and therefore, to understand. Ward and June Cleaver— Ward in slacks, belt and briefcase and June, in pearls, pleated dress and cardigan— are married with two sons.

Science and society are moving too fast for an increasingly right-wing, clickbait-seeking GOP.

The world made more sense to them, was more ordered and acceptable when men and women were easier to categorize and therefore, to understand.

Boy meets girl. Dick, in slacks with a belt, and Jane, in a pleated dress, play nicely on the playground. Ward and June Cleaver — Ward in slacks, belt and briefcase and June, in pearls, pleated dress and cardigan — are married with two sons. They live in the suburbs.

These are comfortable images, as is any reference to perceived

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