Sexed Politics, Histories, and Futures

Abstract The tool of sex is being wielded against both science and society. As certain sex- and diversity-associated words are flagged and used to deny funding or discontinue awarded grants, the language of biology and sex is being used in legislation to roll back legal protections and promote active harm against queer, and specifically trans and intersex communities. The history of sex in Western science and society demonstrates that this is but one more iteration in a long history of sex as a political tool. In order to escape from this curtailment of our work, we scientists must push outside the boundaries of our current sexed frameworks and develop new scientific imaginaries.