Trouble With Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions

The book "Trouble with Gender" challenges the new gender revolution and argues that gender identity is universal, but sex is not binary. It exposes the flaws in the revolutionary manifesto and restores sex to its rightful place at the center of what it means to be human.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 27 October 2023
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Sex used to reign supreme, but gender identity now holds the throne. While sex still exists as a mere imitation of its former glory, it is assigned at birth, exists on a spectrum, is socially constructed, and is undeniably not binary. Surprisingly, many individuals fall outside the traditional categories of 'male' and 'female'. However, gender identity is proclaimed to be universal, with the belief that all individuals possess one. Humanity was once divided into two sexes, but now, the defining division hinges on whether our gender identity matches our body. If it does, we are cisgender; if it does not, we are transgender. The dethronement of sex has brought about the threat of execution for once-honorable words like 'woman' and 'man'.

In this thought-provoking, audacious, and compassionate book, philosopher Alex Byrne challenges the prevailing gender revolution. Drawing upon evidence from biology, psychology, anthropology, and sexology, Byrne exposes the shortcomings of the revolutionary manifesto. The book employs the tools of philosophy, accessible and engagingly, to explore gender, sex, transsexuality, patriarchy, our diverse identities, and our authentic selves.

The topics addressed in Trouble with Gender are of utmost relevance to all individuals. This book is for anyone who has pondered the question, "Is sex binary?"; "Why are men and women different?"; "What is a woman?"; or, simply, "Where can I go to learn more about these controversies?"

Revolutions often consume their own offspring, and the gender revolution is no exception. Trouble with Gender joins the vanguard of the counter-revolution, reclaiming sex to its rightful place, at the core of what it means to be human.

Weight: 604g
Dimension: 164 x 238 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509560011