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Published May 05. 2021 8:12PM
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant
Something like a Socratic discussion of sex, gender and what they mean in contemporary society broke out at the state Supreme Court Wednesday as the justices heard arguments in a sex discrimination case that some advocates say could change the direction — or at least confuse — Connecticut’s path toward greater equality.
“There was a couple of times where you said there is a clear difference between the sexes,” Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson asked, halfway through nearly two hours of argument. “What does that mean? I am going to ask you. It is a simple question, but probably a very complex answer. What is sex? What is gender?”