“The assumption that being gay or black necessarily harms the self-worth of all who fit this category has a patronizing dimension, because it neglects consideration of the agency that persons exercise in respect of imposed identity.”
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The Politics of Identity: Liberal Political Theory and the Dilemmas of Difference
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