{"product_id":"whipping-girl","title":"Whipping Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewly revised and updated, this classic manifesto is \"a foundational text for anyone hoping to understand transgender politics and culture in the U.S. today\" (NPR)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Named as one of 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time by \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA landmark of trans and feminist nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eWhipping Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is Julia Serano''s indispensable account of what it means to be a transgender woman in a world that consistently derides and belittles anything feminine. In a series of incisive essays, Serano draws on gender theory, her training as a biologist, her career in queer activism, and her own experiences before and after her gender transition to examine the deep connections between sexism and transphobia. She coins the term \u003ci\u003etransmisogyny \u003c\/i\u003eto describe the specific discrimination trans women face-and she shows how, in a world where masculinity is seen as unquestionably superior to femininity, transgender women''s very existence becomes a threat to the established gender hierarchy.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow updated with a new afterword on the contemporary anti-trans backlash, \u003ci\u003eWhipping Girl \u003c\/i\u003emakes the case that today''s feminists and transgender activists must work to embrace and empower femininity-in all of its wondrous forms-and to make the world safe and just for people of all genders and sexualities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394770051454,"sku":"NW9781541604520","price":15.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781541604520.jpg?v=1780092204","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/whipping-girl","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}