The struggle for gender diversity.

<bold>Introduction: </bold>Contradictory social policies and attitudes about gender diversity raise questions about how we should understand the current status of the historical 'heterosexual' gender regime.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Drawing on the work of the feminist philosopher and psychoanalyst Luce Irigaray, this essay argues that sexual difference is the irreducible starting point for all meaning, sense, morality and affect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]