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ResourceGC Resource: The Classics
It's been a while since the last update (2023) so here goes.
From time to time, posters ask for GC reading suggestions, especially background material and explainers. Here's a list of bookmarked favorites ("classics" is tongue-in-cheek as most of these items are relatively new, but they're frequently cited in GC circles).
Please add any additional favorites in the comments, including books, and feel free to link to this post at will. Videos and podcast episodes are fine as well.
Note: Some of these items will be NSFW based on subject matter. Please use your discretion when following links.
The Classics
"A Meaningful Transition?" by Julia Long https://uncommongroundmedia.com/a-meaningful-transition-julia-long/
"Is Drag Misogynistic?" by M. K. Fain https://4w.pub/is-drag-misogynistic/
"How Pornography Forged the Trans Movement" by Genevieve Gluck https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/16/how-pornography-forged-the-trans-movement/
"'Cis' Coined by '
"Sheila Jeffreys on the Origin of the Term 'Gender'" http://feminist-reprise.org/2017/06/sheila-jeffreys-on-the-origin-of-the-term-gender/
Davina Anne Gabriel and the Origin of the Term "Transphobia" https://xxamazons.org/davina-anne-gabriel/
"Trans Flag Creator Worked at a Porn Shop While 'Transitioning' to a 'Lesbian'" by Genevieve Gluck https://genevievegluck.substack.com/p/trans-flag-creator-worked-at-a-porn?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
"I'm Credited with Having Coined the Word 'Terf'. Here's How it Happened" by Viv Smythe https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/im-credited-with-having-coined-the-acronym-terf-heres-how-it-happened
"The Rainbow Reich, Part I: Transgender Ideology and Totalitarianism" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-rainbow-reich-transgender-ideology-and-totalitarianism-part-i/
"The Rainbow Reich, Part II: Academia, No-Platforming, Silencing of Women" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-rainbow-reich-part-ii-academia-no-platforming-silencing-of-women/
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"What Was Happening Before ‘Just Be Nice Feminism’? Part I: Early Rumblings, 1970 – 1971" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/just-be-nice-feminism-part-i/
"What Was Happening Before ‘Just Be Nice Feminism’? Part II: Beth Elliot, 1972" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-ii-beth-elliot-1972/
"What Was Happening Before ‘Just Be Nice Feminism’? Part III: West Coast Lesbian Conference, 1973" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-iii-west-coast-lesbian-conference-1973/
"What Was Happening Before ‘Just Be Nice Feminism’? Part IV: The Gutter Dykes, 1973" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-iv-the-gutter-dykes-1973/
"What Was Happening Before ‘Just be nice feminism’? Part V: Beth Elliott’s Response" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-v-beth-elliotts-response/
"What Was Happening Before ‘Just be nice feminism’? Part VI: Pride Parade 1972" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-vi-pride-parade-1972/
"What Was Happening Before ‘Just be nice feminism’? Part VII: Pride Parade 1973" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-vii-pride-parade-1973/
"Sexist History at the Heart of the ‘Science’ on Transsexualism, Part I: Benjamin, Ihlenfeld, Money & Ehrhardt" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/sexist-science-transsexualism-part-i-benjamin-ihlenfeld-money-ehrhardt/
"Sexist History at the Heart of the ‘Science’ on Transsexualism, Part II: Robert Stoller, True Trans" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/robert-stoller-true-trans/
"Pronouns are Rohypnol" by Barra Kerr https://fairplayforwomen.com/pronouns/
"The New Backlash" by Susan Hawthorne https://thenewbacklash.blogspot.com/?m=1
"The Elephant In The Room" by Sue Donym (via Linehan) https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-elephant-in-the-room
"Critically Examining the Doctrine of Gender Identity" by Rebecca Riley-Cooper https://youtu.be/QPVNxYkawao?feature=shared
"The Impotance of Language when Talking about Transgenderism" by Julia Long https://youtu.be/MlwKCfB5FVs?feature=shared
"What the Hell does ‘Biological Essentialist’ Mean?" by Gabi on Radicailín https://radicailin.com/what-the-hell-does-biological-essentialist-mean/
"WOLF Encyclopedia of Bad Gender Arguments" https://womensliberationfront.org/encyclopedia-of-bad-gender-arguments
"What ‘Because of Sex’ Really Means" by Garrett Epps (paywalled) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/what-because-of-sex-really-means/613099/
"A New Way to Be Mad" by Carl Elliott (paywalled) https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/12/a-new-way-to-be-mad/304671/
"On the Staniland Question" by William A. Ferguson https://williamaferguson.substack.com/p/on-the-staniland-question
"Anime and Gender Ideology" by Social Justice Wizard (via Linehan) https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/anime-and-gender-ideology
"Five Geek Social Fallacies" by Michael Suileabhain-Wilson https://plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-social-fallacies/
“These Chains That Have No Name: Interview with Trans Widows Voices” by Donovan Cleckley https://www.womenarehuman.com/these-chains-that-have-no-name-interview-with-trans-widows-voices/
Children of Transitioners (Blog) https://childrenoftransitioners.org/
"Domestic Abuse Related to Late-Transitioning Partners [AGP Males and Domestic Abuse], Part I: Coercive Control" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/domestic-abuse-related-to-late-transitioning-partners-part-i-coercive-control/
"Domestic Abuse Related to Late-Transitioning Partners [AGP Males and Domestic Abuse], Part II: Gaslighting & Patterns of Behaviour by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/domestic-abuse-related-to-late-transitioning-partners-part-ii-gaslighting-patterns-of-behaviour/
"AGP Males and Domestic Abuse, Part III: Sexual Abuse" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/agp-males-domestic-abuse-part-iii-sexual-abuse/
"AGP Males and Domestic Abuse, Part IV: Sissyfication and Submissive ‘Women’" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/agp-males-and-domestic-abuse-part-iv-sissyfication-and-submissive-women/
Radfem Hub Archives https://radicalhubarchives.wordpress.com/radical-perspectives-lots-of-links/#trans
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