Whipping Girl

writer, performer and activist Julia Serano's blog! most posts will focus on gender & sexuality; trans, queer & feminist politics; music & performance; and other stuff that interests or concerns me. find out more about my various creative endeavors at juliaserano.com

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

new 99 Erics book reviews!

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So a couple new 99 Erics book reviews were recently published and I wanted to share excerpts with you! This excerpt is from Kirkus Reviews ...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

signed books available for a limited time!

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Last week, I published my latest email update , you can read it via that link. (If you want to receive these email updates directly into you...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

my "99 Erics" virtual book tour!

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The virtual book tour is over now. But all the readings have been archived on YouTube & Facebook, so you can watch them there! (see belo...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

TERF Wars collection features my updated critique of "autogynephilia"

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This week, The Sociological Review (an academic journal) published a special issue entitled TERF Wars: Feminism and the fight for transgende...
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

a year's worth of julia news!

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the latest excerpt from my novel 99 Erics! Last week, I published my first full email update in about a year! You can read the whole upd...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

my debut novel "99 Erics" has been released!

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So in recent posts, I shared news of my 2nd book Excluded being mentioned in two "best books of the 2010s" lists , the release o...
Monday, March 9, 2020

He's Unmarked, She's Marked: my essay in Believe Me

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Welcome to the third of four posts summarizing recent news about books that I have written and/or am otherwise included in. In this post...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Spanish and French translations of Whipping Girl

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Welcome to the second of four posts summarizing recent news about books that I have written and/or contributed to. In this post, I am hono...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Excluded selected as one of the best books of the decade!

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I have had a bunch of book-related news of late, some of which I've alluded to or mentioned elsewhere on social media over the last se...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

"99 Erics" – an update about my forthcoming novel!

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Over the last few years, I have been writing silly, surreal, sex-positive fiction centered on a character named Kat Cataclysm . Back in 20...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

lyrics to "Cisgender" (my latest trans-themed song)

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As some of you may know, in addition to being an author, I also write and perform music – originally with my noise-pop band Bitesize , and ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"

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This post inadvertently grew out of research that I've been doing for another essay, which I will link to once it is published. Basicall...
Monday, January 21, 2019

my thoughts on Twitter, tagging, subtweeting, & blocking

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I joined Twitter back in 2011 and, for the most part, I've appreciated the experience – it is the social media platform that I spend th...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

consider bringing me out to your college campus!

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So a new academic year has begun, and as always, I am looking forward to having the opportunity to speak/perform at various colleges & u...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

new updates about writings, upcoming shows & talks, etc!

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In a previous post , I described my two different email lists: The julia update comes out about 4–6 times a year, and shares all of my late...
Thursday, August 30, 2018

a personal statement regarding the ROGD controversy and why you probably won't be hearing from me for the next few days

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This summer, in the wake of The Atlantic cover story , plus other similar recent pieces, I made the decision to dedicate most of my writi...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

understanding TERF talking points on transition

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1. When an insistent, persistent, consistent trans child socially transitions (no medical interventions, completely reversible). TERF respon...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

sign up for my email lists & get free mp3s!

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If you appreciate my writings, music, and performances, I highly encourage you to sign up for my email lists! I have two separate lists th...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

on Jesse Singal, slut-shaming, and calling women "hysterical"

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the Twitter poll I took regarding to this matter I already told this story once before, in this piece , along with instances where Jesse Sin...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Transgender is a Pan-Cultural and Trans-Historical Phenomenon

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In my writings, I will often say that gender diversity and transgender identities are a “pan-cultural and trans-historical phenomenon.” What...
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Julia Serano is an Oakland, California-based writer, performer, speaker, and biologist. She is the author of the recent book "Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive" (Seal Press, 2013). Her first book "Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity" (Seal Press, 2007) has been used as teaching materials in gender studies, queer studies, social studies, human sexuality and psychology courses across North America.
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