Transmisogyny

Transmisogyny

(noun | transmisogynistic, adjective)

Originally coined by the author Julia Serano, this term highlights the intersectionality of misogyny and transphobia and how they are often experienced as a dual form of oppression by trans women and other AMAB trans people. “Women born women only” spaces are transmisogynistic by nature as they categorically exclude trans women.

e.g. When a talk show had radical feminists on it claiming trans women weren’t women, Sonya had to explain to her friend how this was transmisogyny at its core.

Further reading to gain expanded context:

Julia Serano, Transfeminist Thinker, Talks Trans-Misogyny | NYT

Don’t be a TERF: Transmisogyny 101 | Wear Your Voice Magazine

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