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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

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In the up to date 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 observations—both pre- and post-transition—to expose the ways by which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, in addition to gender and sexuality as a complete.

Serano’s well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the continuously-disparate biological and social perspectives on gender. On this provocative manifesto, she exposes how deep-rooted the cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive, and how this “feminine” weakness exists only to draw and appease male desire.

In addition to debunking popular misconceptions about transsexuality, Serano makes the case that nowadays’s feminists and transgender activists will have to work to embrace and empower femininity—in all of its wondrous forms.
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