Transgressive : a trans woman on gender, feminism and politics / Rachel Anne Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Rachel Anne, 1988- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williams, Rachel Anne, 1988-.

Williams, Rachel Anne.

Gender nonconformity.

Trans people--Identity.

Trans people.

Transgender people--Identity.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

272 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.

Summary:

"How do I know I am trans? Is trans feminism real feminism? What is there to say about trans women's male privilege? This collection of insightful, pithy and passionately argued think pieces from a trans-feminist perspective explores issues surrounding gender, feminism and philosophy and challenges misconceptions about trans identities. The book confronts contentious debates in gender studies to alleviate ongoing tension between feminism and trans women. Split into six sections, this collection covers wider issues, as well as autobiographical experiences, designed to stimulate the reader and encourage them to actively participate"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Trans porn, trans women, and the fetishization of "t-gurls"

Trans women and male privilege

Trannies, traps, and the third gender

Becoming the woman I never was

Embracing ambiguity

On being an angry tranny

Trans feminism is real feminism

The paradoxical duality of cat-calling

Dysphoria as a symptom of modernity

Sapiosexualism is here to stay

Why I was not born in the wrong body

The inherent superiority of softness

Nobody is trans enough

The three waves of trans feminism

Let us grow

Early days of transition: a phenomenology of change

Learning to say "fuck it" to passing

Hyper-vigilance in the gender machine

Monster politics: on-being-an-assemblage

Is the very concept of "passing" problematic?

The "truscum" debate

Radical feminism, essentialism, and normality

Autogynephilia, the gift that keeps on giving

Gender hacking, bio-sex, and the new identity politics

A plea for agnosticism in an age of ardor

There I go again, thinking I have a basic right to exist in society

Sacred bullshit: a rebuttal to Dan Harris

Against the sex/gender distinction

Trans without transition? a critique of gender identity

How do I know I am trans?

Brains, vats, and radical feminism

Gender agnosticism

The promise and failure of gender nihilism

Sex changes

Giving up my my male privilege

U-hauling, radical vulnerability, and the existential feels of queer, poly love

"That's so crazy!": ableism, madness, and the politics of perfect language

Queering personal finance

T4t

Learning to love myself.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781785926471

1785926470

OCLC:

1057375394