The body-denialism at the heart of gender-identity ideology is harmful for all humans, since we are in fact embodied creatures. But it is especially harmful for women, since female bodies impose costs and make demands in ways that male ones don’t. It is female bodies that bear almost all the burden of reproduction, and ignoring that fact doesn’t change it; it merely muddles thinking about how to arrange society to accommodate reproduction while ensuring that women can live full, self-actualised lives. And it is also especially tempting for women, because throughout history women have been
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