#92 - The End of Binaries | Kevin Richardson

<p>You can support me on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy</a></p><p>Kevin Richardson is a professor of philosophy at Duke University.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://kevinrichardson.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://kevinrichardson.org/</a></p><p>Book: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/book/61709" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://academic.oup.com/book/61709</a></p><p>Summary:There is an emerging shift away from identifying with the standard binary gender (male/female) and sexual orientation (gay/straight) categories. This shift has frightened some and been a source of confusion for others. This book presents a new way to understand gender and sexuality beyond the binary categories: the spatial theory. According to the spatial theory, a person’s gender or sexuality should be understood as a location within a multidimensional space. Just as the boundaries of countries divide up geographical territories, social boundaries divide up regions of gender and sexuality space.</p>