When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment

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February 21, 2018 When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment

What should our law say on matters of “gender identity”? Anne-Marie Miller/Getty Images

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The Heritage Foundation

Allison Auditorium

214 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC
20002

Featured Author

Ryan Anderson

Ph.D.

William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society, The Heritage Foundation

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Can a boy be “trapped” in a girl’s body? Can modern medicine “reassign” sex? Is our sex “assigned” to us in the first place? What is the most loving response to a person experiencing a conflicted sense of gender? What should our law say on matters of “gender identity”?

 

When Harry Became Sally provides thoughtful answers to questions arising from our transgender moment. Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan Anderson offers a nuanced view of human embodiment, a balanced approach to public policy on gender identity, and a sober assessment of the human costs of getting human nature wrong.