The symbolic politics of Judith Butler are all very well, but sometimes reality interjects
Events at the Wi Spa in Los Angeles reveal what can happen when academic gender theorising is imposed on real life.
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Louise Perry
Louise Perry is a New Statesman contributing writer.
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