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The Unending Irony Of Gender Reveal Parties
As a gender-reveal stunt gone wrong ravages California’s San Bernardino National Forest, damaging countless acres of land and endangering wildlife and the lives of citizens, the conversation on the over-the-top absurdity of gender reveals has, naturally, evolved into something else.
By Gwen Farrell2 min read
While many are understandably decrying how ostentatious — and now even life-threatening — gender reveal gatherings have become in recent years, others are pinpointing an apparently deeper issue: the need for “assigned” biological sex at birth. But if we’re really intent on uncovering the true irony behind gender reveals, that’s not the only issue we should be discussing.