Pulofesa Camille Paglia wodziwika bwino wazachikazi ndi m'modzi mwa oimira "ochepa ogonana" omwe adakwanitsa kukhalabe osakondera komanso osakondera asayansi. Paglia saopa kudzudzula gulu la LGBT ndikulankhula zoona zomwe asayansi ena sangathenso kunena popanda kuukiridwa ndikuimbidwa mlandu wa tsankho ndi tsankho. Chifukwa chake, posachedwapa adanena kuti kukwera kwa transgenderism ku West ndi chizindikiro cha kufooka komanso kugwa kwa chikhalidwe:
"Pazofufuza, ndinapeza kuti mbiri ndiyazinthu zatsopano. M'masiku akale, kulikonse timayang'ana chithunzi chomwecho: chikhalidwe chikayamba kuvunda, zochitika za transgender zimakula. Ichi ndi chizindikiro cha kugwa kwa chikhalidwe.
Palibe chomwe chimadziwika kuti kuwonongeka kwa West ndikulolera kwathu kugonana kwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha komanso izi.
Transgenderism yakhala kalembedwe komanso zovomerezeka zomwe achinyamata omwe amakhala kunja kwawo samathamangira kudzipatula. Ngati ma 50 a zigawenga adakhala ma hitnik, mu ma 60 adasandulika ma hippies, tsopano akulimbikitsidwa kuganiza kuti kusiyana kwawo kumalumikizidwa ndi jenda losayenera.
Ndili ndi nkhawa ndi kutchuka komanso kupezeka kwa maopaleshoni othandizira amuna. Anthu akulimbikitsidwa kuti achite izi, koma ngakhale lero, ndi zonse zomwe asayansi akwanitsa, munthu sangasinthe jenda. Mutha kudzitcha chilichonse chomwe mungafune, koma, khungu lililonse m'thupi mwanu ndi mu DNA yake limakhalabe lolingana ndi chibadwa chanu chobadwa nacho. ”
Pansipa pali zolemba m'buku lake, Vamp And Tramp.
"Tiyenera kudziwa za kusakanikirana koopsa kwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha komanso sayansi, komwe kumapangitsa kufalitsa zambiri kuposa choonadi. Asayansi achimuna ndi amuna azisayansi ayenera kukhala asayansi woyamba komanso azitena. ”
"Pazaka khumi zapitazi, zinthu zayamba kulamulika. Sayansi yodalirika siyotheka ngati nkhani zomveka zimayendetsedwa ndi anthu amkuntho, pano olimbikitsa ufulu wa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, omwe amati ndi achangu, amafuna kuti akhale ndi chowonadi chokha."
"Kuchulukitsa kwa 10, mobwerezabwereza ofalitsa nkhani, kunali mabodza okhaokha, ndipo izi zidandipangitsa ine, monga wasayansi, kunyoza omwe amagonana amuna okhaokha chifukwa chonyalanyaza chowonadi. Zolemba zawo ndi zopeka zawo mpaka pano, zikupezeka umboni wapadera wokhudzana pakati pa chibadwa cha amuna kapena akazi okhaokha komanso kugonana pakati pa amuna ndi akazi. ”
“Palibe amene amabadwa ali ndi gay. Lingaliro lokha ndilopusa, koma monga momwe zimakhalira pankhani zandale zathu zambiri, milandu ngati imeneyi imathandizidwa ndi akatswiri olimbana ndi amuna kapena akazi okhaokha komanso omwe amawalimbikitsa pa media. ”
“Kugonana kwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha sikwachilendo. M'malo mwake, ndizovuta pazomwe zikuchitika, zomwe zimachokera ku chikhalidwe chosinthika cha queer theorists, omwe ndi gulu la akhwangwala oyendayenda omwe, mwa mzimu wam'mbuyo, akuyesera kunena kuti palibe chizolowezi, chifukwa chilichonse ndi chofunikira komanso chofunikira. Awa ndiye chimodzimodzinso chomwe anthu omwe amadana ndi mawu amadziyendetsa okha pomwe ali ogontha, osalankhula komanso osawona dziko lapansi lozungulira iwo. Zachilengedwe zilipo, kaya asayansi amakonda kapena ayi, ndipo kubereka kwachilengedwe ndiokhako komanso kosalamulirika. Ichi ndiye chizolowezi. Matupi a akazi ndi amuna amapangidwira kuti aberekane. Mbolo imakwanira kumaliseche ndipo kusakangana kosamveka ndi mawu kumatha kusintha chilengedwe ichi. ”
"Poganizira kukwera kwakukulu kwa mahoni pakutha msinkhu, kusowa kwa chikhumbo chokhwima pakati pa amuna ndi akazi sikuli kwachilendo kapena kwachilengedwe."
"Ndi zopusa kunena kuti gay ndimachita chidwi ndi amuna kapena akazi anzawo ndipo sangadziwitse maso ake mzipinda zogona. Nditamva izi pa TV, ndinatsala pang'ono kuseka. Aliyense amene amapita kumalo olimbitsa thupi amadziwa za izi. Mavuto azakugonana ndi malingaliro owunika ndiwofunika kwambiri, makamaka pakati pa anthu ogonana omwe sasiya kuyesayesa “kutenga” aliyense mu gawo lawo lamawonedwe. Kunyenga kwa anthu owongoka mtima ndi chimodzi mwazinthu zoyipa kwambiri zolaula. ”
"Poyamba ndimaganiza kuti mtundu wakale wama psychoanalytic umafotokoza bwino chomwe chimayambitsa vuto logonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha ngati kuletsa kukula. Koma zinadzakhala zoona kuti anzanga onse ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha anali ndi amayi olemekezeka, otchuka, mokwanira machitidwe awo. ”
"Mzaka za makumi asanu ndi anayi komanso koyambirira kwa zaka makumi asanu ndi anayi, mantha osinthika a Edzi adatembenuza omenyera ufulu wawo wokhala pachiwerewere ndikuwotcha monomania omwe adanamiza boma kuti lidwala. Zinali zotsatira zachindunji cha Revolution Yakugonana, yomwe mbadwo wanga udachita ndi zolinga zabwino, koma zotulukapo zake zoyipitsitsa zinali kwenikweni zibwenzi. Kumadzulo, ngakhale kuli kwakuti kuli mabodza ambiri otsutsa, Edzi ndi matenda amtundu wa gay ndipo adzakhalabe otsogola. ”
Kumayambiriro kwa mliriwu, anthu azigogo anali otsimikiza kuti CIA yatulutsa ndikufalitsa Edzi kupha amuna onse ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha pachiwembu cha boma.
"Masiku ano, pamene munthu watsopano akuchita ndi mtsikana wina, njira yonse yodzitchinjiriza mwamtokoma ikukakamiza iye kuti alankhule kuti ndi gawo la chikhalidwe cha amuna ogonana, kulandira ndi" kukondwerera "izi. Uku ndikulakwitsa kwambiri ... Palibe nzeru kunena kuti kuyesa kugonana kamodzi, kapena kupitilira apo kumakupangitsani kukhala amuna ogonana. Amayi achichepere nthawi zambiri amakopeka wina ndi mnzake nthawi yakusinthika, akapatukana ndi makolo awo, amakulitsa mawonekedwe awo apadziko ndikupanga umunthu wawo. Kuzindikiritsa maubwino otetezedwa omwe amakhala osawerengeka kuti ndi amuna kapena akazi okhaokha ndiopenga, ndipo akatswiri azamiseche omwe amalimbikitsa malingaliro am'mbuyomu ayenera kulakwa ndikuthamangitsidwa. "Amasaka achinyamata kuti akwaniritse zolinga zawo akakhala kuti ndi osatetezeka kwambiri."
"Kugonana kwa akazi kukukulira, popeza amuna owopa komanso kulimba mtima alibe zambiri. Kugonana amuna ndi akazi kukukulira chifukwa amuna ndi akazi ali pachiwopsezo ... Amuna omwe amagonana pakalipano sanganene kuti kugonana kwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha "sikosankha" - pali chinthu chomwe chimasankha munjira iliyonse, pakugonana kapena mosiyana. Pamafunika kuyesetsa kulankhulana ndi anyamata kapena atsikana, komanso kosavuta ndi akazi anu. Pali kusankha pakati pa kuthana ndi zopinga ndi kutonthoza. ”
"Kusokonezeka kwa ACT-UP ² kunandikakamiza kuwunikiranso akatswiri amisala ndi abusa omwe amalingalira za kusintha kwa malingaliro achikhalidwe cha amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, omwe misonkhano yawo imasokonekera nthawi zonse ndi omwe amachita ziwerewere. Kodi chidziwitso cha amuna kapena akazi okhaokha ndi chosalimba kotero kuti sichitha kupirira lingaliro loti anthu ena safuna kukhala amuna ogonana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha? Kugonana ndikosiyana kwambiri ndipo zibwezeretso ndizotheka, koma zizolowezi ndizokhazikika, zomwe zikuwonekeratu pakulimbana ndi kunenepa kwambiri, kusuta fodya, uchidakwa kapena kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo ... Tiyenera kukhala owona mtima kwambiri kuti tilingalire ngati kugonana kwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha kungachedwe pa gawo lokonzekera. ana akamalimbikira kumvana chifukwa cha jenda. ”
² ACT-UP ndi bungwe lochita zachiwerewere lomwe, mwa kuvomereza kwake, limagwira ntchito pogwiritsa ntchito njira zomwe adabwereka ku Mein Kampf.