Ryan T. Anderson - When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment

2017 Sexuality, Integrity and the University national conference. Day 2: October 28, 2017. Talk Summary: The transgender movement has hit breakneck speed. In the space of a year, it’s gone from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights. But can a boy truly be “trapped” in a girl’s body? Can modern medicine really “reassign” sex? Is sex something “assigned” in the first place? What’s the loving response to a friend or child experiencing a gender-identity conflict? What should our law say on these issues? This lecture provides thoughtful answers to all of these questions. Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan T. Anderson offers a balanced approach to the policy issues, a nuanced vision of human embodiment, and a sober and honest survey of the human costs of getting human nature wrong. Bio:Dr. Ryan T. Anderson is the William E. Simon senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and the founder and editor of Public Discourse, the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute. He is the author of Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom and co-author with Robert P. George and Sherif Girgis of What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense. Anderson received his bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University. He holds a doctoral degree in political philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. Anderson has made appearances on ABC, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and Fox News. His work has appeared in major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal as well as the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, the Harvard Health Policy Review, The Weekly Standard, and National Review. His research was also cited by two U.S. Supreme Court justices, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, in two separate cases. He recently released a new book, Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination, co-authored with Sherif Girgis and John Corvino, and is currently working on a book titled When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment.