Julia Serano

BRAND NEW VIDEO ESSAY: "Celebrity, Sublebrity & Parasocial Relationships (a feminist analysis)." It uses Chappell Roan’s recent comments about the harassment she’s received from some of her fans as a jumping off point to discuss my recent writings (in particular, my book Sexed Up) on unwanted attention. It explores the many parallels between these sorts of parasocial/celebrity experiences and the street harassment women often face, both of which seem driven by what I call “phantom invitations.”

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This video grew out of a talk I've given at colleges and conferences in the past, but I fleshed it out further to not only address most anti-trans talking points about "biological sex," but to address recurring intra-community debates about who is "really trans" or whether there are "different types" of trans people.

If it's a little on the long side for you, it is split up into "chapters" on the YouTube description page, so you can watch it in segments or jump ahead to subtopics that interest you. Here are those time stamps:

0:00 Intro, 4:57 Seeing Sex & Gender, 8:43 Essentialism, 13:34 The Sex/Gender Distinction, 14:35 Homogenizing vs Holistic Views of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality, 15:59 Sex Is Multifaceted (a collection of sexually dimorphic traits), 16:45 Sex Is Variable (due to complex traits), 20:44 Sex Is Somewhat Malleable, 21:41 What Does "Sex Is Socially Constructed" Mean?, 24:54 The "Gender Critical" Gamete Gambit, 26:22 Does "Brain Sex" Exist? (& why the sex/gender distinction fails), 29:54 Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexual Orientation, 48:28 "Brain Sex" Revisited, 54:00 Outro

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