Harvard scholar branded 'transphobic' for sticking to 'biological reality' refuses to back down amidst outcry

Harvard University lecturer Carole Hooven has hit out at critics who say she's transphobic for condemning fellow professors for reportedly refusing to use the terms "male" and "female" out of fear of offending students and peers.

Hooven, also an author, lectures for the school's Department of Human Evolutionary Biology.

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Hooven, who has taught at the Ivy League school for more than 20 years and holds a Ph.D. from the school, said that she's standing her ground because she believes it's important to remain true to "biological reality."

Hooven appeared on "Fox & Friends" last week where she blasted medical professors for refusing to use biologically correct terms to refer to men and women.