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Julia Serano
@juliaserano
#LGBTQ author of Whipping Girl & Sexed Up, also performer, biologist
Oakland, CA (usually)
I mostly write about gender, sexuality, science, and social justice, with an emphasis on LGBTQIA+ and feminist theories and issues. my latest book is Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us & How We Can Fight Back. other books include Whipping Girl, Excluded, & my award-winning debut novel 99 Erics. my current music project is *soft vowel sounds*. more info about all my endeavors at juliaserano.com (she/her)
21 Posts
good bye Post, I hardly knew ye...
Unless something changes, this will be my last Post post. I tried this site out for a bit during the early days of the post-Musk Twitter exodus. But for whatever reason, I've gotten way less engagement here than I have at on similar sites like Bluesky (@juliaserano.bsky.social) a Spotting Anti-Trans Media Bias on Detransition
NEW ESSAY: an explainer on detransition that discusses the many nuances & diversity that get left out of media coverage, and reveals the unconscious biases that lead anti-trans voices to dominate. no-paywall link, please share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50)! #trans #transge what happens when a Barbie op-ed in The Telegraph smears me for wanting to "empower femininity" while everyone else is fretting about a “crisis of masculinity”? I write an essay of course! 5 min read, no-paywall link, pls share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50, I think)! #tra Understanding the Anti-Trans Parent Movement
NEW ESSAY: you can't understand our current anti-trans moral panic without "Understanding the Anti-Trans Parent Movement," which has received almost no media scrutiny thus far. It's similar to the anti-vaxx parent movement in its science denialism & desire for purity (in this cas hey, if you're looking to do some podcast listening this long weekend, check out this new interview with me about my book Sexed Up on the New Books Network! (should be on all platforms, release date May 20, 2023) #trans #bisexual #LGBTQ #feminism #sex #sexuality Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental
A brand new essay, many weeks in the making: "Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation of Studies." It provides a brief history of how gender-affirming care came to be, debunks the most common anti-trans talking points & ta subtweeting that YouTube video...
if you are a journalist or a YouTuber, and you push the notion of "transgender social contagion" without addressing any of the counter-evidence that I've compiled here, that either means 1) you're shitty at doing research, or 2) you're an anti-trans activist: #trans #TransgenderY Did Lisa Marchiano Invent “Transgender Social Contagion” and “No Transition Before Age 25”?
Last week, I published this exposé of the anti-trans activist who goes by numerous aliases, and who invented both “Transgender Social Contagion” & “No Transition Before Age 25” no-paywall link, please give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) & share widely with others! #trans #transgende History of the Word “Transgenderism” (and why “eradicating transgenderism” = eradicating transgender people)
my new (& short) essay in response to both the Michael Knowles' CPAC “eradicating transgenderism” speech & to the many cis people across the political spectrum parsing words over what he "really meant." no-paywall link, please share widely & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so o Part 2 of my "transgender social contagion" series just dropped!
Anti-trans campaigners increasingly raise fears about "the rising number of 'young girls' transitioning." This essay delves into the actual statistics, and critiques the sexist & ableist presumptions that inform such framings. no-paywall link, please share widely & give it lots of Julia Serano: On Sexualization and Society podcast
Hey, if you're looking for a podcast to listen to this weekend, this conversation with me & Abeni Jones about my book Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us , and How We Can Fight Back has finally dropped – please give it a listen! #f eminism #L GBTQ #s exuality #b ooks two-part series on "transgender social contagion
Yesterday was the 8 year anniversary of when "transgender social contagion" was first proposed. to mark the occasion, I've written two essays! Here's the 1st one, compiling all the evidence against the theory in one place. it summarizes points I've made in past "social contagion" Anti-Trans Op-Ed & News Story Bingo™
okay, this morning's confluence of Pamela Paul, JK Rowling, & the NY Times has driven me over the edge. so I wrote this. no-paywall link, 3 minute read, please share & give it lots of "claps" so others see it... #trans #transgender #LGBTQ #NYTimes Banana Slug of a Different Color
hey, I've got #ValentinesDay content: could there be a better day to contemplate how different relationships would be if humans had sex like banana slugs? from my book #99Erics , a mere 4 minute read, no-paywall link. enjoy! on Twitter today, I wrote a lengthy thread about that recent The Atlantic detransitioners piece. I don't have the energy to recreate it on this platform, but you can read it here: #trans #transgender How to Write a “Political Correctness Run Amok” Article
apropos of something, re-upping this essay about the underlying problems with many "free speech"/"cancel culture" think pieces. no paywall – please give it claps & share if you like it... does anyone know if there's a way to pin a post/thread to the top of your Post account? or if that's at least in the works? also, do hashtags work, or are they coming, to Post? I see people using them as others are reporting, if I click the link to my own Mastodon account on Twitter, I now get this warning: anti-trans/LGBTQ+ accusations of "grooming" obviously have nothing to do with actual grooming. to find out what these claims are actually about, & why they resonate w/TERFs & conservatives alike, plea Anti-Trans “Grooming” and “Social Contagion” Claims Explained
I have a brand new essay out on Medium. It not only debunks anti-trans claims of "social contagion" and "grooming," but also shows how they're linked by a "stigma-contamination" mindset. In addition t
