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Transsexual finds sexism in feminism

Started by LostInTime, June 18, 2007, 07:04:28 AM

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June 18, 2007, 07:04:28 AM
SF Gate dot com
Reviewed by Julie Foster
Sunday, June 17, 2007

The seed for this noteworthy collection of essays, "Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity," took root after Serano attended Camp Trans in 2003. Serano, who lives in Oakland, explains that she had the good fortune to have transitioned in one of the "trans-friendliest places on the planet." Though the process wasn't easy, Serano was able to keep her wife, her friends, her housing and her job. Still, she was cognizant of the prejudice toward transsexual women.

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