Author: Laurens Buijs
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![[AGTRT-BF33] Feminists and transwomen are allies rather than enemies: a rebuttal to Caroline Franssen of VOORZIJ](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8f8cc-img_6922-1.jpg)
[AGTRT-BF33] Feminists and transwomen are allies rather than enemies: a rebuttal to Caroline Franssen of VOORZIJ
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team In late November, we clashed with the feminists of VOORZIJ for being critical of their intolerant and unscientific position on transgender persons, especially trans women (see AGTRT-BF23, AGTRT-BF24 and AGTRT-BF28). Our conclusion was that while FORSY opposes the label TERF (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist, or anti-trans-feminists), we…
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![[AGTRT-BF32] What does a gender theory look like that takes moderate positions on the transgender phenomenon?](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/30f56-img_6842-1.jpg)
[AGTRT-BF32] What does a gender theory look like that takes moderate positions on the transgender phenomenon?
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team We have spent the past year developing our own gender theory, called formal gender theory, with the goal of countering polarization in the debate about gender. Formal gender theory makes it possible to develop Middle of the Road versions (MotR versions) of gender theory that attempt…
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![[AGTRT-BF31] Is dialogue about transgender really that difficult now, or does each side feel too good to talk to the other?](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ac2df-img_6827-1.png)
[AGTRT-BF31] Is dialogue about transgender really that difficult now, or does each side feel too good to talk to the other?
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team It seems that anno now only extreme positions receive attention and attempts to seek a compromise or middle ground are often ignored by the media. Do they sometimes see it as a sign of strength to propagate their own positions with great energy and visibility and…
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![[AGTRT-BA16] Amsterdam nightlife facilitates sexual abuse of young gay men](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/396dc-img_6816-1.jpg)
[AGTRT-BA16] Amsterdam nightlife facilitates sexual abuse of young gay men
Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team With new revelations surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, it is worth taking a closer look at the relationship between sexual abuse and political corruption. Indeed, this is also current in the Netherlands, and in Amsterdam in particular, as my research in recent years has shown. The Epstein case often focuses on…
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![[AGTRT-BF30] Paradoxical support: Extinction Rebellion helps the PVV, and the trans movement helps anti-trans activism](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/27732-img_6670.jpg)
[AGTRT-BF30] Paradoxical support: Extinction Rebellion helps the PVV, and the trans movement helps anti-trans activism
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team In previous blogs, we have put forward the notion of paradoxical support as a way of describing the effects, intentional or otherwise, of taking extreme positions. Paradoxical support we have observed at Extinction Rebellion Netherlands (XRNL). XRNL makes a strong contribution to the PVV’s political agenda…
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![[AGTRT-BF29] The proposed law on criminalizing “gay healing” is now also about gender, and this leads to confusion](https://gender-theory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/d22df-img_6639-1.jpg)
[AGTRT-BF29] The proposed law on criminalizing “gay healing” is now also about gender, and this leads to confusion
Jan Bergstra & Laurens BuijsAmsterdam Gender Theory Research Team Earlier this year, the Council of State (Raad van State, RvS) published an opinion on a proposal for a law criminalizing conversion acts. Conversion acts aim to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity to the prevailing norm. This includes, for example, “homogenous healing.” The RvS…