Society, Self and Gender
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For many of us, gender is an important part of how we understand ourselves. It affects everything, from the way we present ourselves physically, to how we make sense of others' interactions with us. But what determines our gender? The answer to this question is more complicated than we might think. The way we understand gender can reveal a lot about who we are and who we can be. Our guests: Schuyler Bailer: author, educator, American swimmer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Rebecca Tuvel: Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Rhodes College.
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