What is gender artifactualism?
This is the one in a series of blog posts in which I discuss some of the concepts and terminology that I forward in my writings, including my new book Excluded:…
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Julia Serano
Considering Trans and Queer Appropriation
Within the activist circles I run in, I routinely hear people accuse others of appropriation, or claim that certain behaviors or endeavors are appropriative. I myself have written…
Myriad Double Standards
So last week, my new book, Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive, was reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly – you can read the review here. It is generally positive…
Julia update August 2013 – new email list & NEW BOOK!
So lots of new stuff to report: First, I have a brand new email list! If you sign up for it, you will receive monthly(ish) updates about all…
Gender is different
As a white person, I never have to think about race, except on those rare occasions when I am in a non-white majority space. I never think about…
FAAB-Mentality
[alert type=”success”]I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now, as an explanation and reference for what I’ve been calling FAAB-mentality (described below). I originally wrote and performed this…
Laura Jane Grace and Coming Out as Trans in the Public Eye
So about once every year or two, somebody comes out as trans in a rather high profile way. Two years ago it was Chaz Bono. Before that there…
A “Transsexual Versus Transgender” Intervention*
Over the last year or so, I have read a number of blog entries and Facebook rants about the so-called “transsexual versus transgender” issue. For those who are…