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‘Chilling Message’: Professors Criticize Anthropology Associations for Canceling Talk on Sex and Gender

The associations claim scientific talks on gender harm ‘vulnerable members’ of the transgender community.
‘Chilling Message’: Professors Criticize Anthropology Associations for Canceling Talk on Sex and Gender
Anthropological collections on display in Pod 4 (designed to house oversized objects) at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum Support Center (MSC), located in Suitland, Maryland. Anthropology collections staff present. Panoramic image #7 of 7 at 26mm focal length. The Smithsonian Institution's Museum Support Center, Maryland
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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10/11/2023|Updated: 10/11/2023
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A group of professors slammed the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) for canceling a talk on biological sex and gender to “placate those offended by the panelists’ views.”

“We are deeply concerned by the cancellation of a previously approved panel … over vague and subjective concerns that the panelists’ views on biological sex would cause ‘harm,’” said the Sept. 29 letter published by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Last month, the AAA and CASCA canceled a session titled “Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby: Why biological sex remains a necessary analytic category in Anthropology” scheduled for November. The panel focused on the importance of “sex” in the field of anthropology rather than “gender.”
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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