WRITER

Julia Serano

1967 - Today

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Julia Michelle Serano ( sə-RAN-o; born 1967) is an American writer, musician, spoken-word performer, transgender and bisexual activist, and biologist. She is known for her transfeminist books, such as Whipping Girl (2007), Excluded (2013), and Outspoken (2016). She is also a public speaker who has given many talks at universities and conferences. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julia Serano has received more than 387,364 page views. Their biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Julia Serano is the 7,110th most popular writer, the 16,678th most popular biography from United States and the 1,147th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

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  • 32.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Disidentes de género
2018
99 Erics
Fiction, general, Fiction, gay, collection:edmund_white_award=winner
Kat Cataclysm is an ethically non-monogamous bisexual woman and absurdist short fiction writer. 99 Erics is a humorous account of Kat’s experiences writing a book called 99 Erics, which is about her experiences dating ninety-nine different people named Eric. It is more surreal than slutty. Not that there is anything wrong with slutty. The book is largely comprised of humorous anecdotes from Kat’s dates with various Erics; satirical takes on relationships, sexual conventions, language, the writing process, book publishing, online media, and tech culture; and Kat’s smart yet silly digressions on a variety of topics, including the distorted nature of memories, hipsters, sex toys, sabermetrics, YA dystopian fiction, trendy restaurants, Freudian slips, banana slug mating practices, lucid dreaming, agnosticism, the internet of things, and Prince lyrics, to name but a few. These more fanciful passages are seamlessly interwoven with more serious and mundane matters, such as navigating the world as a woman and sexual minority, being an outcast who doesn’t really fit in, struggling to make ends meet, and reconciling one’s past with the present. The end result is a fun and fast read that tackles meaty subjects and contemporary issues along the way.
2020
Outspoken
Literary collections, Gender nonconformity, Transgender people
2016
Whipping Girl
Transsexuals, Feminism, Transgender
A provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations—both pre- and post-transition—to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole. Serano's well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social perspectives on gender. She exposes how deep-rooted the cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive, and how this “feminine” weakness exists only to attract and appease male desire. In addition to debunking popular misconceptions about transsexuality, Serano makes the case that today's feminists and transgender activist must work to embrace and empower femininity—in all of its wondrous forms.
2007
Sexed Up
Sociology
2022
Excluded
Gay liberation movement, Social isolation, Feminism
A transformational approach to overcoming the divisions between feminist communities. While many feminist and queer movements are designed to challenge sexism, they often simultaneously police gender and sexuality -- sometimes just as fiercely as the straight, male-centric mainstream does.
2013

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Julia Serano ranks 7,110 out of 7,302. Before them are Amma Darko, Diablo Cody, Krisztina Tóth, Kamila Shamsie, Adam Johnson, and Lev Grossman. After them are Fatima Massaquoi, Amor Towles, Monica Ali, Zehra Doğan, Roxane Gay, and Daniel O. Fagunwa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Julia Serano ranks 807. Before them are Krisztina Tóth, Kerstin Köppen, Artie Lange, Adam Johnson, Virgil Widrich, and LTJ Bukem. After them are Remigija Nazarovienė, Kenji Oba, Monica Ali, Atsuhiko Ejiri, Carl Hester, and Joseph Cao.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julia Serano ranks 16,678 out of 20,380. Before them are Squire Fridell (1943), Matt Mead (1962), Jay Nixon (1956), Donna Gigliotti (1955), Mike Conley Jr. (1987), and Abby Elliott (1987). After them are Bam Adebayo (1997), Anthony Bowie (1963), Michael Bacall (1973), Jesse Carmichael (1979), Susan Kelechi Watson (1981), and Cassie Ventura (1986).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Julia Serano ranks 1,147. Before them are Mika Brzezinski (1967), Rebecca Walker (1969), Elizabeth Hand (1957), Diablo Cody (1978), Adam Johnson (1967), and Lev Grossman (1969). After them are Amor Towles (1964), Roxane Gay (1974), Ian Brennan (1978), Scott Lynch (1978), Tom Bergeron (1955), and Marissa Meyer (1984).

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