Leslie Feinberg wrote something similar -- that the societies that punish homosexuality and transsexuality the most also tend to be the most sexist, because any sort of gender variance threatens to undermine that all-important dichotomy.
Whipping Girl looks fascinating, and I think I remember seeing a copy at Half Price Books near my house; I'll check that out next time I'm there. Transwomen get so much shit from all quarters...
But now I'm curious -- if Jim Butcher's not that bad, then who IS that bad? :O
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Date: 2012-06-05 03:56 pm (UTC)Whipping Girl looks fascinating, and I think I remember seeing a copy at Half Price Books near my house; I'll check that out next time I'm there. Transwomen get so much shit from all quarters...
But now I'm curious -- if Jim Butcher's not that bad, then who IS that bad? :O