Whipping girl a transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity / Julia Serano.

Author/creator Serano, Julia
Format Electronic
Publication InfoEmeryville, CA : Seal Press,
Description390 p. ; 21 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Transsexualism.
Transsexuals.
Feminism.

Contents Coming to terms with transgenderism and transsexuality -- Skirt chasers : why the media depicts the trans revolution in lipstick and heels -- Before and after : class and body transformations -- Boygasms and girgasms : a frank discussion about hormones and gender difference -- Blind spots : on subconscious sex and gender entitlement -- Intrinsic inclinations : explaining gender and sexual diversity -- Pathological science : debunking sexological and sociological models of transgenderism -- Dismantling cissexual privilege -- Ungendering in art and academia -- Experiential gender -- Deconstructive surgery -- Bending over backwards : traditional sexism and trans woman-exclusion policies -- Self-deception -- Trans-sexualization -- Submissive streak -- Love rant -- Crossdressing : demystifying femininity and rethinking "male privilege" -- Barrette manifesto -- Putting the feminine back into feminism -- The future of queer/trans activism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [363]-384) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007003954
ISBN9781580051545 (alk. paper)
ISBN1580051545 (alk. paper)