Julia Serano<p>last week there was a lot of "young men" & "crisis of masculinity" Discourse™, so since I'm gradually uploading some of my old slam poems to YouTube, I figured I'd release "Barrette Manifesto", which later became a chapter of my first book <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WhippingGirl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhippingGirl</a>...
<a href="https://youtu.be/auEs_fVvmoU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtu.be/auEs_fVvmoU</a><br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/auEs_fVvmoU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Barrette Manifesto</a></p>
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Angela<p>RLB</p><p>Agreed. Reading <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@juliaserano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>juliaserano</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> as a tall clocky cis women was a real turning point for my recognition of how harmful it is to buy into binary oppositional views of gender.</p><p>If you're not there yet, you better get there, because the fascists are only just getting started.</p><p>Insert prose-poem by Martin Niemöller here...</p>
Julia Serano<p>for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransDayOfVisibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransDayOfVisibility</span></a> consider ordering a copy of the new 3rd edition of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> (w/new Afterword on the current anti-trans backlash) for a 20% discount through my publisher @SealPress using this link & promo code: SERANO20<br><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/julia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hachettebookgroup.com/titles/j</span><span class="invisible">ulia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/</span></a> </p><p>btw, if you had problems with the promo code earlier, sorry, their distributor sold out. but now it's back in stock & the promo code will work until April 15th!<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TDoV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TDoV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TDOV2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TDOV2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Angela<p>RLB: If you're a cis person new to the concept of trans rights, <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> is a good place to start. Very easy to read but detailed enough to educate, a decent 101 kind of text.</p>
Julia Serano<p>Today is the day! the 3rd Edition of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> (w/new Afterword on the current anti-trans moral panic) is officially out! from now through the end of March, you can order a copy for a 20% discount through my publisher Seal Press using this link & promo code: SERANO20<br><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/julia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hachettebookgroup.com/titles/j</span><span class="invisible">ulia-serano/whipping-girl/9781541604520/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Julia Serano<p>...and the day before that, I was on the podcast It Could Happen Here! we talked about the forthcoming 3rd edition of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> and "its wide ranging impact on how we think and talk about trans people"...<br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whipping-girl-the-book-that-changed-everything-ft-dr/id1449762156?i=1000645951797" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">whipping-girl-the-book-that-changed-everything-ft-dr/id1449762156?i=1000645951797</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a></p>
Julia Serano<p>ICYMI yesterday, I was on one of my favorite podcasts, Cancel Me, Daddy! we talked about the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> 3rd edition and how the internet has shaped both the trans and anti-trans movements over the last 2 decades...<br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/canceling-trans-and-anti-trans-discourses-ft-julia-serano/id1550508625?i=1000646361910" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">canceling-trans-and-anti-trans-discourses-ft-julia-serano/id1550508625?i=1000646361910</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a></p>
Auld Ma Twəgg<p>Julia Serrano is on a bunch of podcasts I listen to — Whipping Girl 3ʳᵈ Ed. coming out soon! I've been going through my bookshelf and nominating books to go to charity recently, and my 15-year-old copy of the OG Whipping Girl was NOT one of those, but now I'm wondering if I should send it out into the world to meet new friends and grab myself the updated one. Like every other trans girl it was so important to me coming out, it's basically a cliche to say that at this stage!</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p>About That <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OutofContext" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OutofContext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Quote</span></a>(s) from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> That <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AntiTrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiTrans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Activists</span></a> Relentlessly Share. </p><p>There are few things more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cowardly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cowardly</span></a> than <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/quoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quoting</span></a> someone out of context. It implies that you took the time to pore over that person’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>work</span></a> and, rather than seriously engage with their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ideas</span></a>, you chose to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/smear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>smear</span></a> them instead.<br /> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TERFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TERFS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://juliaserano.substack.com/p/about-that-out-of-context-quotes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">juliaserano.substack.com/p/abo</span><span class="invisible">ut-that-out-of-context-quotes</span></a></p>
Julia Serano<p>...also there is a Goodreads giveaway for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> 3rd edition – you have until Jan 31st to sign up for a chance to win a free copy:<br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/378984-whipping-girl-a-transsexual-woman-on-sexism-and-the-scapegoating-of-fem" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodreads.com/giveaway/show/37</span><span class="invisible">8984-whipping-girl-a-transsexual-woman-on-sexism-and-the-scapegoating-of-fem</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a></p>
Julia Serano<p>happy to announce the 3rd Edition of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> will be released in March! it has a new cover & Afterword about GAC for trans youth & the current anti-trans moral panic – read all about it on either Substack: <a href="https://juliaserano.substack.com/p/whipping-girl-3rd-edition-to-be-released" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">juliaserano.substack.com/p/whi</span><span class="invisible">pping-girl-3rd-edition-to-be-released</span></a><br>or Medium: <a href="https://juliaserano.medium.com/whipping-girl-3rd-edition-to-be-released-in-march-2024-2d6fffa258b8?sk=78f08e3f9762bc2164c97b8a200511f1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">juliaserano.medium.com/whippin</span><span class="invisible">g-girl-3rd-edition-to-be-released-in-march-2024-2d6fffa258b8?sk=78f08e3f9762bc2164c97b8a200511f1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a></p>
Vox and the Pack :Fire_Enby:<p>In a male-centered gender hierarchy, where it is assumed that men are better than women and that masculinity is superior to femininity, there is no greater perceived threat than the existence of trans women, who despite being born male and inheriting male privilege "choose" to be female instead. By embracing our own femaleness and femininity, we, in a sense, cast a shadow of doubt over the supposed supremacy of maleness and masculinity.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> by Julia Serano<br>(Trans Woman Manifesto - Page 79)<br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/AlexMusings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexMusings</span></a></p>
Vox and the Pack :Fire_Enby:<p>2/2 ... By insisting that the trans person's gender is "fake," they attempt to validate their own gender as "real" or "natural". This sort of thinking is extraordinarily naive, as it denies a basic truth: We make assumptions every day about other people's genders without ever seeing their birth certificates, their chromosomes, their genitals, their reproductive systems, their childhood socialization, or their legal sex. There is no such thing as a "real" gender - there is only the gender we experience ourselves as and the gender we perceive others to be.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a> by Julia Serano<br>(Trans Woman Manifesto - Page 74)<br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/AlexMusings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexMusings</span></a></p>
Vox and the Pack :Fire_Enby:<p>This toot marks the beginning of my musings on Julia Serano's book <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/WhippingGirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhippingGirl</span></a>. I will tag all of them with <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/AlexMusings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexMusings</span></a>.</p><p>I will reply with excerpts and my own emotions and thoughts on Julia's writing. I'll use trigger warnings where applicable but the whole thread will probably be largely about <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a>, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a>, and <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchy</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://juliaserano.com/whippinggirl.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">juliaserano.com/whippinggirl.h</span><span class="invisible">tml</span></a></p>
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