And the Male Is Not like the Female: Sunni Islam and Gender Nonconformity

“And the male is not like the female” [1] I. Introduction In April 2015, Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete Bruce Jenner declared publicly his formal reconstitution as a transgender woman during an interview with Diane Sawyer. Having suffered years of gender dysphoria, Jenner had learned to repress his inhibitions but now felt the suppression disingenuous. Rather … Continue reading And the Male Is Not like the Female: Sunni Islam and Gender Nonconformity