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[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

You know what would happen though.

The Cambridge Journal of Forensic Psychology (or whatever) or another well-respected journal in the field would publish the article after following its usual process of rigorous peer-review and editing.

The article would be read and discussed by a small group of academics who also focus on this area of forensic psychology, but if he's lucky he might get a conference presentation out of it. Then someone, somewhere in the mainstream media or on social media would get wind of this and then the shit would really hit the fan. The journal and the university would be pressured to recall the article and dismiss the professor with immediate effect, and there would be calls for The Cambridge Journal of Forensic Psychology to have a trans editor in chief.

Suddenly the journal would discover that the article actually didn't conform to the usually impeccable academic standards that are expected of papers of this calibre, and it will be removed forthwith. Similarly, any articles that skate perilously close to this subject will also be found to violate 'standards of academic integrity' and will quietly be removed.

The Cambridge Journal of Forensic Psychology will issue a fawning, obsequious statement about its support of the trans community, and will promise that such articles will not be allowed to fall through the editorial cracks in future. That such an article was allowed into its pages in this instance is 'unpardonable' and something the editorial board 'deeply regrets'. Maybe the editor will have to resign, and the position will be handed to someone with the correct opinions.

The university will launch an investigation into the lecturer, and it will come to light that numerous transgender students who attended his lectures or seminars have described feeling 'unsafe' around him, and maybe some students of colour will come forward and corroborate these claims. Dr. Greenall is a white man, after all.

At best the university will issue Dr. Greenall with a warning, but the subject of violent crime in relation to TIMs will become a subject that no journal, institution or academic will touch with a barge pole.

[–]BEB[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

LOL!

I think a year ago, your scenario would have played out as written, but I think the gender dominos are falling rapidly and soon more and more people, including in academia, will be emboldened to speak out.

Fingers crossed.

[–]GConly 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Couple of years ago yes, not sure they could get away with it now.

By then the media would have got hold of it.