[Peace] Panel at UFL today at 3

[David Green]

>From my friend Nina Paley:

*Does Sex Matter?*

*Gender Identity vs. Material Reality*

*Saturday (today) March 23rd, 3-5 p.m.*

*Urbana Free Library, Lewis Auditorium (downstairs)*



A transwoman, a detransitioner, and a radical feminist walk into a
Library…Speaking from different perspectives on modern gender identity
politics, these three panelists agree that all people broadly deserve civil
rights protections. But should gender identity replace sex as a legal
category? Women—particularly marginalized, imprisoned, lesbian, and abused
women—pay the highest price for this trend, as sex-based protections and
resources are rolled back in the name of “inclusivity.”

Despite their unwavering support for individual expression, each speaker
has faced repercussions for critically analyzing gender identity, including
threats of violence, professional blacklisting, and loss of friendships.
They join for this event in the hope it will encourage wider civil and
respectful discussion.

No lives will be harmed or erased while exploring these topics.

*Panelists:*

*Corinna Cohn* is an adult transsexual from Indianapolis. Having undertaken
hormone therapies and sex reassignment surgery as a teenager, Corinna
addresses the responsibilities accrued by a male inhabiting the social role
of women, and what young people should know before making an irreversible
commitment to transition.

*Carey Callahan *is a detransitioned woman and family therapist from Ohio.
She explores the role of sexism in the rise of youth referrals for gender
dysphoria and the portrayal of detransitioners in the media.

*Nina Paley* is an animator from Urbana, best known for feature films *Sita
Sings the Blues* and *Seder-Masochism*. An outspoken critic of both
censorship and sexism, she has been no-platformed and blacklisted locally
and abroad for saying penises are male.

*Moderator:*

*Traci Nally *is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for
News-Gazette Media. For over 30 years, she has worked in the areas of
defamation, access to public records and meetings, protection of reporters’
newsgathering privileges, and other first amendment and free speech related
matters.

*This program is not sponsored by the Urbana Free Library*
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