Part 2: The Man Who Would Be Queen: A reading.
Having seen many references to this book I have finally got around to tackling it. The full text is available free on line here: The Man Who Would Be Queen
The author is sympathetic to gay and trans rights, a lot of his research has a focus on evolutionary theory and adaptive, or maladaptive, responses to the environment. So expect some evolutionary biology & some interrogation of nature v nurture. There is plenty to challenge long cherished beliefs, both for TransActivists & radical feminists. Since it needs saying in 2019, I don’t agree with every single word!

My reading is motivated by a concern for women’s, sex based, rights and the premature medicalisation of Gay males. The book doesn’t cover females who transition or theories of the origins of Lesbianism. He does, briefly, touch on Androphilia (Women who identify as…
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