Bonus
In a paper, this philosopher described the “border wars” between trans men and some lesbians, who both believe “masculinity is a limited resource.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Columbia professor whose books include Gaga Feminism, The Queer Art of Failure, and Female Masculinity.
ANSWER: Jack Halberstam [or J. Jack Halberstam; accept Judith Halberstam, but inform the player that that is his deadname and he now goes by Jack] (His deadname is accepted because three of the four works mentioned here use only his deadname on the cover, and thus an innocent confusion on the part of a player is likely.)
[10e] That description of “border wars” occurs in a Halberstam paper titled “Transgender” this gender role. This gender role is used to describe lesbians who express themselves in stereotypically masculine ways.
ANSWER: butch
[10h] This author of the autobiographical novel Stone Butch Blues advocated for treating “butch” as its own gender identity, not as a gender expression. Zie traced trans history “from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman” in hir (“heer”) book Transgender Warriors.
ANSWER: Leslie Feinberg
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell A | Georgia Tech | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Cornell B | Michigan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgia State | British Columbia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Harvard | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Iowa State | Minnesota | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| LSE | UC Berkeley B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| MIT | Chicago B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maryland | North Carolina B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Northwestern | Columbia A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Ottawa | Arizona State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Penn State | Florida | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| RIT | Columbia B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers | Indiana | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Stanford | North Carolina A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Texas | Toronto C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto B | Virginia Tech | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley A | Illinois A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Vanderbilt | Ohio State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Virginia | Illinois B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| WUSTL A | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| WUSTL B | Yale | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Waterloo A | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Waterloo B | NYU | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Winona State | UCF | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 12.92 | 96% | 29% | 4% |