It’s an argument widely accepted within, and forcefully promoted by, feminist and queer circles: Gender and sexuality are socially constructed; they are the product of only socialization and social norms. Julia Serano believes this crucially ignores the role played by biology. She forwards what she calls a holistic model of gender and sexuality.
Listen to Julia Serano, author of Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive, interviewed on KPFA’s Against the Grain from November 25, 2013.