What’s in a Word? Why Language Matters When it Comes to Sexuality and Gender
April 9th, 2009 at 2:49 am
I have something of a love/hate relationship with language around sexuality and gender. Language can be used as a weapon, as a tool of oppression and dismissal (I think of the times I’ve seen trans friends visibly wince when someone pointedly uses the wrong pronoun at them); it can be used to liberate and expand [...]
