Article contentThe prickly politics around transgender issues have boiled over again, prompting a leading Canadian sex researcher to quit an international research organization after being pilloried for his views on the topic. James Cantor resigned his 27-year-long membership in the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality recently following a heated exchange on the group’s listserv over the nature of gender-identity problems. Administrators had temporarily banned him from the online forum after the email argument, citing a “pattern” of allegedly bullying behaviour. The essay referenced Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who herself drew the ire of many in the trans community when she wrote that sex is undeniably tied to biology. Some of those who commented on Cantor’s essay accused him of encouraging hatred or even violence toward trans people.

Source: National Post August 25, 2020 21:45 UTC