When I read a recent New York Times article by Elinor Burkett titled, "What Makes a Woman?" I found that I agreed with her on one point. I too thought that small minority of transgender people objecting to the "Vagina Monologues" was needless and reactionary. I have friends who have been part of all transgender productions of the 'Monologues'; these productions have been happening for over a decade, and Eve Ensler has been a supporter of the transgender community. However, unlike Dr. Burkett, I recognized that this minority was just that: the minority. Throughout the article, transgender people are represented as some monolithic entity. Additionally, she makes sweeping generalizations that...
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