Reminder: Making Feminist, Queer and Trans Movements More Genuinely... @ Wed Nov 7 7pm - 8:30pm (Queer Things)

more details » Making Feminist, Queer and Trans Movements More Genuinely Inclusive What: Mettaversity Live Speaking Series -formerly Metta Dance When: Wednesday, November 7th – 7:00-8:30pm Where: The Women's Building (18th btwn Valencia/Guerrero) Cost: $10 at the door (No one turned away for lack of funds) http://www.facebook.com/events/433105406750508 Making Feminist, Queer and Trans Movements More Genuinely Inclusive Women, and gender and sexual minorities, are all targeted by sexism—that is, double standards based on one's sex, gender or sexuality. For many of us, our experiences dealing with sexism drive us to become involved in feminism and queer (i.e., LGBTQIA+) activism. We seek out like-minded people who share our goals to eliminate sex-, gender- and sexuality-based hierarchies, and together, we work hard to build new movements and communities with the intent that they will be safe and empowering for those of us who have been shut out of the straight, male-centric mainstream. And yet, somewhere along the way, despite our best intentions, the movements and communities that we create almost always end up marginalizing and excluding others who wish to participate. In this event, Julia Serano (author of Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity) reads excerpts of some of her newer essays and spoken word pieces focused on both critiquing this tendency toward exclusivity in feminist, queer and trans movements, and providing new ideas regarding how we might go about making more genuinely inclusive movements. About Julia Serano Julia Serano is an Oakland, California-based writer, performer and activist. She is the author of Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity (Seal Press, 2007), a collection of personal essays that reveal how misogyny frames popular assumptions about femininity and shapes many of the myths and misconceptions people have about transsexual women. Julia's other writings have appeared in anthologies (including Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, Word Warriors: 30 Leaders in the Women's Spoken Word Movement and Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape), in feminist, queer, pop culture and literary magazines and websites (such as Bitch, AlterNet.org, Out, Feministing.com, and make/shift), and have been used as teaching materials in gender studies, queer studies, psychology and human sexuality courses in colleges across North America. For more information about all of her creative endeavors, check out www.juliaserano.com. When Wed Nov 7 7pm – 8:30pm Pacific Time Calendar Queer Things Who • larrybob@gmail.com - creator

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