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In the updated second edition of whipping girl, julia serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist, shares her powerful experiences and observationsboth pre and posttransitionto reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity. Brickandmortar bookstores and libraries can order the. Debunking trans women are not women arguments julia. Download pdf whipping girl a transsexual woman on sexism. Julia serano author of whipping girl and excluded combines elements of memoir, historical account, gender theory, and activist philosophy in her third book, outspoken. Transgender people and biological sex myths by julia. Making feminist and queer movements more inclusive 9781580055048. Julia michelle serano born 1967 is an american writer, spokenword performer, transbi activist, and biologist.
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