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Nature, gender and discomfort with 'woke' language

Nature, gender and discomfort with 'woke' language

Update: 2025-07-31
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When someone complains about feeling pressure to use 'woke' language, their discomfort is that of a stranger in an unfamiliar world. For people in marginalised communities, travelling between 'worlds' is an everyday experience, albeit not always a voluntary or a safe one. This week we're talking about the language of trans identity, the category of the natural and the experience of 'world' travel.

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Nature, gender and discomfort with 'woke' language

Nature, gender and discomfort with 'woke' language

Australian Broadcasting Corporation