ETA: I will continue to update this list based on comments (there are brief edit notes at the bottom) until Ovarit closes in April.

Here's a special edition of GC reading suggestions, mostly background info and explainers ("classics" is tongue-in-cheek as most of these items are relatively new, but they're frequently cited in GC circles). Many of these items make great peaking resources.

We began this list with archived material from r/GC and continued to build it here on Ovarit. This list is yours, dear ones. Take it with you into the world and other feminist forums, and curate it as you see fit.

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/ , https://archive.ph/2020.08.01-111213/https://uncommongroundmedia.com/a-meaningful-transition-julia-long/

"Is Drag Misogynistic?" by M. K. Fain https://4w.pub/is-drag-misogynistic/ , https://archive.ph/zhjxg

"How Pornography Forged the Trans Movement" by Genevieve Gluck https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/16/how-pornography-forged-the-trans-movement/ , https://archive.ph/QI9FC

"'Cis' Coined by 'Pedosexual' Apologist" by Genevieve Gluck https://genevievegluck.substack.com/p/cis-coined-by-pedosexual-apologist , https://archive.ph/ktI8Q

Davina Anne Gabriel and the Origin of the Term "Transphobia" https://xxamazons.org/davina-anne-gabriel/ , https://archive.ph/G4vTD

"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 , https://archive.ph/9WSLQ

"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 , https://archive.ph/2XhD8

"The Rainbow Reich, Part I: Transgender Ideology and Totalitarianism" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-rainbow-reich-transgender-ideology-and-totalitarianism-part-i/ , https://archive.ph/8LhZH

"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/ , https://archive.ph/W8ebl

"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and Paedophilia, Part I" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-trojan-unicorn-queer-theory-and-paedophilia-part-i-dr-em/ , https://archive.ph/4ExWC

"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and Paedophilia, Part II" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-trojan-unicorn-qt-and-paedophilia-part-ii-dr-em/ , https://archive.ph/2pOO8

"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and Paedophilia, Part III" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-trojan-unicorn-qt-and-paedophilia-part-iii-dr-em/ , https://archive.ph/krM5h

"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and Paedophilia, Part IV" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-trojan-unicorn-qt-and-paedophilia-part-iv-dr-em/ , https://archive.ph/As3O5

"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/ , https://archive.ph/U4Mia

"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/ , https://archive.ph/LlPnz

"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/ , https://archive.ph/NMhH0

"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/ , https://archive.ph/6mEKB

"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/ , https://archive.ph/2PITB

"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/ , https://archive.ph/pk4gS

"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/ , https://archive.ph/b6u1A

"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/ , https://archive.ph/4DeXA

"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/ , https://archive.ph/U0gTV

"Marsha P. Johnson was a Gay Man and Not a Transwoman. His Own Words." by Maple Syrup https://youtu.be/oKfFClUQ3Ns?feature=shared https://archive.org/details/marsha-p.-johnson-on-his-own-words-im-a-boy

"The Trans Takeover of Womanhood -- 100 Years of Madness" by Mr. Menno https://youtu.be/iM_VlChiDQY?feature=shared

"Pronouns are Rohypnol" by Barra Kerr https://fairplayforwomen.com/pronouns/ , https://archive.ph/Isb9u

"The New Backlash" by Susan Hawthorne https://thenewbacklash.blogspot.com/?m=1 , https://archive.ph/IbIKh

"The Elephant In The Room" by Sue Donym (via Linehan) https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-elephant-in-the-room , https://archive.ph/rrNrN

"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

"WOLF Encyclopedia of Bad Gender Arguments" https://womensliberationfront.org/encyclopedia-of-bad-gender-arguments , https://archive.ph/LavmG

"What ‘Because of Sex’ Really Means" by Garrett Epps (paywalled, but archived) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/what-because-of-sex-really-means/613099/ , https://archive.ph/OFGti

"A New Way to Be Mad" by Carl Elliott (paywalled, but archived) https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/12/a-new-way-to-be-mad/304671/ , https://archive.ph/OsvZ6

"Biology is Not Bigotry" by Jerry A. Coyne https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/biology-is-not-bigotry (republished on Reality's Last Stand as the original was deleted by Free Thought Now)

"On the Staniland Question" by William A. Ferguson https://williamaferguson.substack.com/p/on-the-staniland-question , https://archive.ph/WTC3X

"Anime and Gender Ideology" by Social Justice Wizard (via Linehan) https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/anime-and-gender-ideology , https://archive.ph/nmkGx

"Five Geek Social Fallacies" by Michael Suileabhain-Wilson https://plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-social-fallacies/ , https://archive.ph/c2edS

“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/ , https://archive.ph/35EMC

Children of Transitioners (Blog) https://childrenoftransitioners.org/ , https://archive.ph/Ytx4T

"Conservative Men in Conservative Dresses" by Amy Bloom https://childrenoftransitioners.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/consmenconsdresses-2-2.pdf , https://archive.ph/BTDSE

"Behind the Looking Glass" by Vaishnavi Sundar https://youtu.be/Frffv2sB8zE?feature=shared

"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/ , https://archive.ph/5JAAF

"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/ , https://archive.ph/VaZLy

"AGP Males and Domestic Abuse, Part III: Sexual Abuse" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/agp-males-domestic-abuse-part-iii-sexual-abuse/ , https://archive.ph/hY4db

"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/ , https://archive.ph/wlof4

The Transsexual Empire by Janice Raymond, free download: https://janiceraymond.com/the-transsexual-empire/

"No Prisoners: Women and Children are Casualties in the Uncompromising Campaign Waged by Trans Activists" by Sandra Pertot https://www.genderclinicnews.com/p/no-prisoners , https://archive.ph/RYCLh

Leo Sapir's Essays on Gender Identity Ideology: https://www.city-journal.org/person/leor-sapir?top=false&limit=12&&types[]=article&people[]=46760&dates=&sort=desc

**Additional Resources **

LGB Alliance:

LGB Alliance UK https://lgballiance.org.uk/

LGB Alliance Canada https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=437203669025092&id=100082063884128

LGB Alliance USA https://lgbausa.org/

Radfem Hub Archives https://radicalhubarchives.wordpress.com/radical-perspectives-lots-of-links/#trans , https://archive.ph/UY5nJ

From the Ovarit List of Gender Critical Feminist Organizations/Groups:

#International

Women's Declaration International https://womensdeclaration.com/en/

#British Isles

Fair Play For Women - UK https://fairplayforwomen.com/

ReSisters United - UK and Ireland https://resistersunited.org/

FiLiA - UK https://www.filia.org.uk/

Forwomen.scot - Scotland https://forwomen.scot/

Lleisiau Merched Cymru (Women's Voices Wales) - Wales [Facebook Link] https://m.facebook.com/WomensVoicesWalesLleisiauMerchedCymru/

#Canada

Canadian Women's Sex-Based Rights aka caWsbar - National https://www.cawsbar.ca/

#New Zealand

Speak Up For Women https://www.speakupforwomen.nz/

#United States

Feminists in Struggle - National https://feministstruggle.org/

Women’s Liberation Front - National https://womensliberationfront.org/

SOSRights - Seattle https://sosrights.org/

Edits:

4/25/2025 WDI name update, Janice Raymond added, WPUK retired