Free Speech, 'The Antioch Review' and an Antitransgender Article

May 6, 2016
By
Scott Jaschik

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/05/06/article-critical-transgender-movement-sets-debate-about-antioch-review

The Antioch Review has long been considered a leading literary journal. When Antioch College was revived a few years ago, its new leaders made sure the college would continue to publish the journal.

This week, the Review has come under intense criticism for publishing an article that is highly critical of the transgender rights movement, and the college is now facing criticism for its defense of the journal, based on the principles of free expression, even as Antioch has acknowledged that many find the article to be offensive.

The article that set off the debate is "The Sacred Androgen: The Transgender Debate," by Daniel Harris, who has written several books about gay history and culture.

While Harris notes that transgender people face discrimination, and says he opposes that, he is sharply critical of many of the changes transgender people seek in society.

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If the Antioch article were racist or anti-christian, they'd have retracted it by now. Hate speech toward transgender people is not yet thought of as anti-social by our society, and in some circles is obviously still seen as worth of consideration.

kind of curious for someone presenting himself as a well educated individual can be so lacking in knowledge of the reasons for transition. Seems like the typical outsider who  uses his own prejudices as a platform  to know why  people are transgender.

Quote from: stephaniec on May 06, 2016, 07:56:59 AM
kind of curious for someone presenting himself as a well educated individual can be so lacking in knowledge of the reasons for transition. Seems like the typical outsider who  uses his own prejudices as a platform  to know why  people are transgender.

I agree. The upsetting thing is that Antioch, buy publishing his tripe, gives it legitimacy.