Whipping Girl
A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity
Recommended by Kate Bornstein, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #8 in Gender, Ranked #36 in Sexuality — see more rankings.
In the updated second edition of Whipping Girl, Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist, shares her powerful experiences and observation-both pre- and post-transition-to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole.
Serano's well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social... more
Serano's well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social... more
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Kate Bornstein This is the first analysis that strongly ties the male-to-female transgender experience to misogyny. It goes beyond the individual narrative into a political analysis from a transwoman point of view. Julia called me out for my failure to point out the fact that trans misogyny is evident, in that transsexual women most often bear the brunt of the mainstream – or meanstream – media’s obsession with and demonisation of trans. (Source)
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