Category The Cass Review

Judith Butler’s Trans Liberation Argument: A Muddle of Words, with Zero Wisdom

Judith Butler’s latest piece in Socialist Worker, “It’s not ‘post-modern’ to support trans+ liberation,” is a masterclass in academic jargon masquerading as insight. Known for her dense, often impenetrable writing in works like Gender Trouble (1990), Butler tries to frame…

The Rise of Transgender Ideology and Paraphilias in Mainstream Culture: A Critical Timeline

The emergence of transgender ideology as a mainstream phenomenon, alongside the growing visibility of paraphilias like body integrity identity disorder (BIID), represents a complex interplay of medical, cultural, and ideological shifts. This article traces the historical trajectory of these developments,…