Julia Serano

Julia Serano (1967) is a well-known American writer, spoken-word performer, an active member of the trans-bi community, and currently holds her doctorate in Biology. 
Biography
Serrano, who was born in 1967, said she began to recognize herself as a female at the age of 11 years old. A few years later following this time she began to secretly crossdress. Through this she began to establish herself as an openly male crossdresser. Because of this, led Serano to attend her first support group for crossdressers, in 1994 while she resided in Kansas. 
Four years later, Serano decided to move to San Francisco where she met her current wife, Dani. In addition, to meeting her wife, Julia began to not only identify as an open crossdresser, but transgender and bigender as well. In 2001, she made the conscious decision to medically transition and identify as a trans woman. 
She is now well known for her three popular books, which tell her experiences as a transwoman within our society today, as well as debunking many of the misconceptions regarding it. 
Achievements and Involvement
 Serrano has attended numerous universities where she has given spoken-word performances regarding transgender issues. She has also given performances in major events such as the: National Queer Arts Festival, Trans Marches, Ladyfest, and Pride Dyke March. 
In addition to such achievements, she is extremely dedicated to her own blog, that gives information on her books, events, and work. From her blog alone she has organized a performance series called the GenderEnders, which currently has over 20 different shows produced. 
She has received her doctorate in both Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics for Columbia University, as well as being a top researched in the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology at UC Berkley. 
Works
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. 
Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive
Outspoken: a Decade of Transgender Activism and Trans Feminism 
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Serano 
http://www.juliaserano.com 
http://www.juliaserano.com/switchhitter/
Author), Julia Serano (Goodreads, et al. “Whipping Girl.” By Julia Serano, www.goodreads.com/book/show/605663.Whipping_Girl.
Author), Julia Serano (Goodreads, et al. “Excluded.” By Julia Serano, www.goodreads.com/book/show/17623891-excluded
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/lgbt-julia-serano-transfeminist-trans-misogyny.html