Dear Writer, you need to write a paper that is five pages long, responding to this prompt question. This paper is due by May 15th by 9:30 pm and will be checked and graded by my Professor via Turnitin. Your paper should be double-spaced, in twelve-point font, with one-inch margins, using Times New Roman. Cite your sources using MLA. You must do the reading (attached below) before writing the paper. Your thesis for the prompt must be clear and strong and elaborated in a few sentences. You must also show how you are going to support your view. Furthermore, during your paper development, clarify terms/main ideas, use counterarguments, and respond (with reasoning + argument) to strengthen your position and support your thesis. Lastly, avoid the straw man fallacy.
Lastly, use this website guide to avoid any offending terms or descriptions.
https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgenderhttps://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
Prompt Question:
2. In “Evil Deceivers and Make Believers,” Talia Bettcher critiques the “natural attitude” towards gender by reflecting on transgender experiences, in particular, experiences of sexual violence. Discuss Bettcher’s critique. Do you share Bettcher’s pessimism about legal solutions to transphobic violence (58-60)? Why or why not?
