# Transmania

Transmania is a 2024 book written by Marguerite Stern and Dora Moutot [ca; fr] and published by Éditions Magnus. It discusses what they call "transgender ideology". Upon publication, the book sparked controversy because it was considered transphobic and conspiratorial by critics.

## Background

The authors claim that what they term "transgender ideology" is a voluntary political project which will lead to the rise of transhumanism and the negation of women.
The book-investigation defends the idea that feminine identity is a biological facet and in no way "sentimental", and the transidentity is an "error in the location of erotic desire", a "sexual obsession [which] ends up taking up so much mental space that it becomes an identity.

## Receptions
### Controversies

The book is considered transphobic by many actors : the Paris town hall, through the voice of the first deputy Emmanuel Grégoire, on April 17, 2024, publicly demanded the removal of advetisements from the streets of Paris; the SOS homophobie association, three days later, said it would file a complaint against the authors.
The company JCDecaux recognizes that the poster is contrary to « [its] Charter of Ethics for External Communication" and removes the posters from the capital apologizing.
The two authors, however, defend themselves from any transphobic remarks, affirming that« [Transmania] does not in any way constitute an attack on trans people[1]. »
The book is criticized for its lack of scientific method and its "conspiracy" tone, even in its substitle. It is notably accused of relaying theses refuted in the respective academic fields such as autogynephilia or ROGD. Furthermore, the investigation is considered by some to be purely incriminating, only being interested in transphobic feminist associations, with very unreliable methodology, or in amended scientific studies, without taking into account their modification. The magazineTêtu accuses the book of being based on erroneous and degrading prejudices against transgender people by presenting sexually deviant individuals as fictional transgender characters, which makes them the standards of "transgender ideology".
A column published by Politis, denouncing attacks on trans and reproductive rights, signed by more than 800 collectives and political, artistic, activist and intellectual figures, evokes " a hateful book [...] promoted by the entire far-righ politics [8] ».
The author J. K. Rowling, also accused of transphobia, spoke in May 2024 of her support for Dora Moutot in the face of the death threats that the latter received.
On October 5, 2024, 64 anti-fascist activists were taken into police custody. They intended to disrupt the holding of a Transmania signing session[9],[10]. Wrongly accused of possessing weapons and explosives[11], these activists were released without prosecution, apart from two people referred[12]. Nevertheless, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed the discovery of explosives[13]. Some of the activists claim in a text published by Paris Lutte Info, the political violence of this action[13]. Dora Moutot and Marguerite Stern announced on October 16 that they were filing a complaint against this site, after it explicitly called for the "shattering of [their] heads." A few days after its release, the book was out of stock.