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DESCRIPTION:Julia Serano\nWhipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the 
 Scapegoating of Femininity\nTuesday, June 19  7:30\nTransgender activist 
 and UC Berkeley biology researcher Julia Serano offers a hard-hitting look 
 at societal constructs of femininity and gender identity in her new book. 
 Assuming a decidedly feminist angle in her writing and research, Serano 
 breaks with past studies by openly questioning the validity of many 
 previously accepted theories in feminist thought and academia. \n\nA 
 provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl is a gripping, no holds barred account 
 that debunks popular misconceptions about transsexuality, while exposing 
 the depth of the cultural belief that femininity is frivolous, weak, and 
 passive. Julia Serano, a transsexual woman, shares her experiences pre- and 
 post-transition, revealing at every turn the ways in which fear, contempt, 
 and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward 
 trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole.\n\n“Whipping 
 Girl is a delight to read. Julia Serano is a careful and astute critic of 
 the ways that trans women have been stereotyped and dismissed in popular 
 culture, feminism, and psychology, and she repeatedly surprised me with her 
 razor-sharp observations of the pervasive hatred of trans women and all 
 differently gendered people. This is an important text for gender studies 
 classes, as well as for therapists, journalists, and anybody who’d like 
 to keep updated as a sex radical.” \n--Patrick Califia, author of Sex 
 Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism\n\n“The demonization of 
 femininity within feminist thought has been a longtime bummer. Here comes 
 Julia Serano, armed with a killer intellect, ample humor, and fantastic 
 personal knowledge to rid our beloved feminism of some misguided 
 conclusions, making it a safer place for all of us. We desperately need 
 this book.”\n--Michelle Tea, author of Rose of No Man’s Land and 
 Chelsea Whistle\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/09/18426374.php
SUMMARY:Julia Serano Read About Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity
LOCATION:Modern Times Bookstore\n888 Valencia @ 20th\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94110\nWheelchair accessible\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/09/18426374.php
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