Whipping girl
Subtitle: a transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity
By: Julia Serano
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781580056229
Subjects: Transsexuals; Feminism; Transsexualism
Description: A provocative manifesto, Whipping girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations--both pre- and post-transition--to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole.
Notes: "In this preface to the second edition, I want to place the book in historical context, as it most certainly was a reaction to what was happening in society ... during the early-to-mid aughts"--Page x.

"Preface to the second edition": pages ix-xxvi; "Trans woman manifesto": pages 11-20.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Coming to terms with transgenderism and transsexuality; title: Skirt chasers : why the media depicts the trans revolution in lipstick and heels; title: Before and after : class and body transformations; title: Boygasms and girlgasms : a frank discussion about hormones and gender difference; title: Blind spots : on subconscious sex and gender entitlement; title: Intrinsic inclinations : explaining gender and sexual diversity; title: Pathological science : debunking sexological and sociological models of transgenderism; title: Dismantling cissexual privilege; title: Ungendering in art and academia; title: Experiential gender; title: Deconstructive surgery; title: Bending over backwards : traditional sexism and trans woman-exclusion policies; title: Self-deception; title: Trans-sexualization; title: Submissive streak; title: Love rant; title: Crossdressing : demystifying femininity and rethinking "male privilege"; title: Barrette manifesto; title: Putting the feminine back into feminism; title: The future of queer/trans activism.