Trans-Exclusionary, Transnational: Gender-Critical Feminism and the Overstatement of Harm in the UK and Germany
By: Eden Hills
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/rds.441 | Journal eISSN: 2308-0906
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 21
Submitted on: Mar 27, 2024
Accepted on: May 20, 2025
Published on: Jul 3, 2025
Published by: Helsinki University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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