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Newly revised and updated, this classic manifesto is a foundational text for anyone hoping to understand transgender politics and culture in the U.S. today (NPR)

*Named as one of 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time by Ms. Magazine*

A landmark of trans and feminist nonfiction, Whipping Girl is Julia Serano''s indispensable account of what it means to be a transgender woman in a world that consistently derides and belittles anything feminine. In a series of incisive essays, Serano draws on gender theory, her training as a biologist, her career in queer activism, and her own experiences before and after her gender transition to examine the deep connections between sexism and transphobia. She coins the term transmisogyny to describe the specific discrimination trans women face-and she shows how, in a world where masculinity is seen as unquestionably superior to femininity, transgender women''s very existence becomes a threat to the est

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      Publisher Basic Books
      Published 3/21/2024
      ISBN-13 9781541604520
      978-1541604520
      ISBN-10 1541604520
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      Feminism and feminist theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Newly revised and updated, this classic manifesto is a foundational text for anyone hoping to understand transgender politics and culture in the U.S. today (NPR)

      *Named as one of 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time by Ms. Magazine*

      A landmark of trans and feminist nonfiction, Whipping Girl is Julia Serano''s indispensable account of what it means to be a transgender woman in a world that consistently derides and belittles anything feminine. In a series of incisive essays, Serano draws on gender theory, her training as a biologist, her career in queer activism, and her own experiences before and after her gender transition to examine the deep connections between sexism and transphobia. She coins the term transmisogyny to describe the specific discrimination trans women face-and she shows how, in a world where masculinity is seen as unquestionably superior to femininity, transgender women''s very existence becomes a threat to the est

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