Introduction: Trans/forming Feminisms - Krista Scott-Dixon
Section I: Narratives & Voices
Introduction - Krista Scott-Dixon
1. On the Origins of Gender - Darryl B. Hill
2. The Language Puzzle: Is Inclusive Language a Solution? - Alexander Pershai
3. Female by Surgery - Lesley Carter
4. Sometimes Boy, Sometimes Girl: Learning to be Genderqueer through a Child's Eyes - Shannon E. Wyss
5. Walking in the Shadows: Third Gender and Spirituality - Gigi Raven Wilbur
Section II: Identities & Alliances
Introduction - Krista Scott-Dixon
6. Feminist Transmasculinities - reese simpkins
7. Where's the Beef? Masculinity as Performed by Feminists - Kyle Scanlon
8. Our Bodies Are Not Ourselves: Tranny Guys and the Racialized Class Politics of Embodiment - Bobby Noble
9. The Feminist Cross-Dresser - Miqqi Alicia Gilbert
10. Queer Femmes Loving FTMs: Towards an Erotic Transgendered Ethics - Susan Driver
11. It's a Long Way to the Top: Hierarchies of Legitimacy in Trans Communities - Alaina Hardie
12. Miss Whitey Says: A Rant Against Oppression in Mainstream Feminism - Ros Salvador
Section III: Inclusion & Exclusion
Introduction - Margaret Denike
13. Acting Queerly: Lawyering for Trans People - barbara findlay
14. Women's SPaces Are Not Trans Spaces: Maintaining Boundaries of Respect - A. Nicki
15. The Ethics of Exclusion: Gender and Politics at the Michigan Womyn's Festival - Susanne Sreedhar & Michael Hand
16. Competing Claims from Disadvantaged Groups: Nixon v. Vancouver Rape Relief Society - Joanna Harris
17. Strategic Essentialism on Trial: Legal Interventions and Social Change - Lara Karaian
Section IV: Shelter & Violence
Introduction - Krista Scott-Dixon
18. Understanding Transphobia: Authenticity and Sexual Violence - Talia Mae Bettcher
19. Safe at Home: Redefining the Politics of Rape and Its Aftermath - Lynnette Dubois
20. Anti-Violence Work in Transition - Joshua Golberg & Caroline White
21. Transforming Values / Engendering Policy - Wolfgang Vachon
Conclusion: Towards Transfeminisms - Krista Scott-Dixon
Glossary - Contributors

About the Author

Krista Scott-Dixon has a PhD in Women's Studies and currently teaches and does research at York University. She is one of the editors of Trans-Health.com, an online health and fitness zine for trans people, and the author of Doing IT: Women Working in Information Technology.

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