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Julia Serano

Julia Serano

two new YouTube video essays!

on parasocial relationships and “reinforcing gender”

15h ago

photo of musician Chappell Roan holding a microphone, with spotlights in the background. the text reads: Celebrity, Sublebrity & Parasocial Relationships (a feminist analysis)

15h ago

Julia Serano

Why Does “Transvestigation” Happen?

On Gendering, Ungendering, and (Mis)Perceiving Trans People

Aug 27

Photo of a man looking through a pair of binoculars with a surprised look on his face. There is no other context in the photo, so we have no idea what he is looking at or why he finds it so shocking.

Aug 27

Julia Serano

Making Sense of Debates About Gender-Affirming Care and Trans Youth: a Virtual Talk and Resource…

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 2–2:30pm Eastern time (11–11:30am Pacific), I will be giving a virtual talk on the above topic as part of…

Aug 13

Photo of a silhouetted girl and boy standing back to back. In the foreground are silhouettes of two larger figures that seem to loom over the children — the one on the right appears to be an adult man.

Aug 13

Julia Serano

Some Queer Thoughts about the “Weird” Discourse

If you’ve been paying any attention to U.S. politics over the last week or so, then you’re probably aware that Democrats have taken to…

Jul 30

Screenshot from the MSNBC show Inside with Jen Psaki. It features Jen Psaki addressing viewers, with a photo of JD Vance and Donald Trump in the background. The chyron reads: Democrats Paint Trump and Vance as “Weird.”

Jul 30

Julia Serano

A “Gender Critical” and “TERF” Primer

for readers trying to make sense of “feminists versus transgender activists” debates

Jun 11

photo entitled “Woman in Discussing A Lesson Plan.” she is dressed conservatively, holding a large open book in her left hand. she is holding a pointer in her right hand, which gestures at what appears to be a large blackboard where all the previous writings/markings have been erased.

Jun 11

Julia Serano

Revisiting the “Transgender Tipping Point” Ten Years Later

May 29th marked ten years since the publication of Time magazine’s The Transgender Tipping Point article, written by Katy Steinmetz…

May 31

image of an opened photo album with a couple loose black and white photos on top of it

May 31

Julia Serano

“Gender Ideology” Is a Conspiracy Theory

In a recent essay, The Cass Review, WPATH Files, and the Perpetual Debate over Gender-Affirming Care, I made the case that “gender…

May 7

Photo of an obsessed man in front of a wall full of imagined “evidence” and lines “connecting the dots” in support of his own personal conspiracy theory. Here is more about the photo from the “Know Your Meme” website: “Pepe Silvia is a reference to one of the most famous scenes of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia in which the character Charlie Kelly (portrayed by Charlie Day) goes on a conspiratorial rant about how he believes a person named “Pepe Silvia” does not exist. The scene has gone on

May 7

Julia Serano

The Cass Review, WPATH Files, and the Perpetual Debate over Gender-Affirming Care

Eleven months ago, I published Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation of…

Apr 23

two children stating at a Newton’s cradle or pendulum — a device that typical sits on desktops, consisting of five metal hanging balls. when one ball is pulled sideways then released, it collides with the other balls, which forces the ball on the other side into motion, thus starting a back-and-forth chain reaction that, while not literally “perpetual,” tends to continue for a very long time.

Apr 23

Julia Serano

a Monday morning request

plus bonus reading & listening

Mar 25

Mar 25

Julia Serano

Why Are “Gender Critical” Activists So Fond of Gametes?

plus my new video “Trans People and Biological Sex: What the Science Says”

Feb 12

an image (cartoon or painting) of several dozen sperm converging on an ovum/egg

Feb 12

Julia Serano

Julia Serano

writes about gender, sexuality, social justice, & science. author of Whipping Girl, Excluded, 99 Erics, & her latest: SEXED UP! more at juliaserano.com

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