Analogies don’t compare two identical things—if they did, they wouldn’t be analogies. Analogies compare things similar in certain important respects. Analogies can illuminate latent prejudices and inconsistencies in our thought. Lawyers who appealed to arguments in support of interracial marriage in the battle for same-sex marriage rights appreciated this point. But analogies can be controversial—especially … Continue reading Changing Identities: Are Race and Gender Analogous?