What Is Transmisogyny?
<p>My 2007 book <a href="http://juliaserano.com/whippinggirl.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Whipping Girl</a> is probably best known for two things: It popularized “cis” terminology (which I did not coin) and introduced the concept of “transmisogyny” (which I did coin, albeit with a hyphen: “trans-misogyny”). In the intervening years, many people have taken up this language, often using these words in ways that I hadn’t anticipated. Which is perfectly fine, as language is always evolving, and I am not the “gatekeeper” for these words. However, there are times when others have criticized me for usages of these terms that I’ve never forwarded myself!</p>
<p>So to clarify my original intentions, plus share my thoughts on these new iterations, I have revisited these terms from time to time. All my essays <a href="https://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2014/12/julia-seranos-compendium-on-cisgender.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">revisiting cis terminology</a> are collected via that link. This piece collects all my post-<em>Whipping Girl</em> writings on transmisogyny.</p>
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