dr-otter:mswyrr:twitter.com/delaneykingrox/status/1090402436995473408Ben Barres was an emine
dr-otter:mswyrr:https://twitter.com/delaneykingrox/status/1090402436995473408Ben Barres was an eminent neurobiologist. He was also trans, and wrote extensively about sexism in the sciences with the unique perspective of being his own case control study. After transitioning he gave a seminar, after which an attendee remarked that “his work is so much better than his sister’s.” That “sister” the guy was referring to? Was Ben, pre transition. The only thing that was different between the people that attendee thought he was comparing was the perceived gender.This is (just one reason) why we need to listen to trans people and amplify their voices, and that doing so can illuminate and help destroy sexism. It’s pretty difficult to argue that he was ‘actually just a better scientist" than himself. -- source link