I Am Whoever You Say I Am

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I Am Whoever You Say I Am
Questioning Transphobia
Written by Quinnae Moongazer
October 1st, 2010 at 5:39 pm


http://www.questioningtransphobia.com/?p=3175



In the long march into academia one naturally becomes intimately acquainted with the geeky and esoteric minutiae of whatever discipline one has chosen for their career. Over the last two years I've found myself up to my eyeballs in gender studies text and find it utterly fascinating. I'm often seen scurrying to and fro with a book or two tucked under my arm and my desk is covered in all manner of books appertaining to my passions. But importantly, when you are trans-anything and delving into the wild and woolly world of gender studies you have to be ready for the fact that there will be lots and lots of highly credentialed, intellectual academics theorising about you who do not know what the hell they're talking about.