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

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

11 min readFeb 12, 2024

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

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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…

16 min read2 days ago

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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.

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Julia Serano

a Monday morning request

plus bonus reading & listening

2 min readMar 25, 2024

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About That Out-of-Context Quote(s) from Whipping Girl That Anti-Trans Activists Relentlessly Share

Content note for mentions of sexual assault, plus transphobia abound. Also, if you see anyone peddling these out-of-context quotes on…

8 min readFeb 7, 2024

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pull-quote from this essay that reads: “There are few things more cowardly than quoting someone out of context. It implies that you took the time to pore over that person’s work and, rather than seriously engage with their ideas, you chose to smear them instead.”

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Autogynephilia, Junk Science, and Pseudoscience

plus links to my academic articles, online essays, and explainers on the topic

6 min readJan 30, 2024

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Photo of an older man in a lab coat examining a test tube filled with red liquid using a magnifying glass. That is to say, there is no actual science taking place in the photo, just the veneer of “science-ness.”

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Whipping Girl 3rd Edition to Be Released in March 2024!

with an updated cover and brand-new Afterword on trans youth and moral panics

5 min readJan 11, 2024

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a montage of book covers for the three editions of Whipping Girl. the first edition (left) depicts a woman putting on a necklace with her back turned to the camera. the second edition (middle) is just text (“Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity, Julia Serano”) that appears stencil-spray-painted. the third edition (right) is a black-and-white photo of a woman from the shin down wearing black feminine shoes and fishnet tights.

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On “Male Socialization” and the “Trans Masc Versus Trans Fem” Discourse™

It is not uncommon for people who wish to delegitimize trans women and transfeminine people (either as individuals or en masse) to invoke…

11 min readNov 28, 2023

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a photo of children and others scattered along the beach/ocean. they appear mostly as silhouettes, without distinguishing characteristics.

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Kat Cataclysm and NaNoWriMo 2023

Some of you who are newly following me may not know this, but in early 2020, I released my debut novel, 99 Erics: a Kat Cataclysm faux…

3 min readNov 2, 2023

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Kat Cataclysm and NaNoWriMo 2023

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What Is a Woman? (a response)

Last month, I received an invitation to participate in a public debate about “gender and the definition of what it means to be a woman.”…

5 min readSep 27, 2023

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photo of a woman with her back turned to the camera. she seems to be staring out a window or balcony, but the background landscape is out of focus

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KOSA: A Nationwide Anti-Trans/LGBTQ+ Bill in All but Name

And What You Can Do to Stop It

4 min readSep 12, 2023

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KOSA: A Nationwide Anti-Trans/LGBTQ+ Bill in All but Name

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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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