Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note argues that tort law reform and trans activism can mutually benefit each other by addressing systemic discrimination and advancing equality for trans individuals. It critiques the legal system for perpetuating discrimination through its emphasis on physical injury over emotional or sexual harm and its refusal to validate trans identities. The analysis proposes that recognizing sexual autonomy and reproduction as protected interests in tort law, along with legal education reforms, could legitimize trans narratives and lead to meaningful change.
Disciplines
Law | Law and Gender | Sexuality and the Law | Torts
Recommended Citation
Courtney Sirwatka,
Unlikely Partners: Tort Law as a Tool for Trans Activism,
20
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
111
(2013).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol20/iss1/7
Included in
Law and Gender Commons, Sexuality and the Law Commons, Torts Commons