500 words - response in 20 hrs

WGS 3123

Social Justice and Social Change

Reading Response 7

Read Julia Serano’s “Trans Woman Manifesto”.

1. What is transphobia? (max. 200 words)

2. What is oppositional sexism? (max. 200 words)

3. What is trans-misogyny? (max. 200 words)

4. In a male-centered gender hierarchy, why are trans women perceived as being such a threat? (max. 200 words)

5. How does the myth of “opposite” sexes limit the empowerment of women and subvert the quest gender equality? (max 200 words

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Formatting

 12 point Times New Roman black font (no color!)  1 inch margins (or 2.54 cm)  double spacing  page numbers  proper tabs (0.5 inch or 1.27 cm)  no pictures, graphics, or tables are allowed  no “tracked changes” should be visible

Style

 present ideas in complete sentences and use proper paragraph form (i.e. no point form!)  use subheadings to differentiate each question/answer  answer questions in the order that they are listed  do not exceed the maximum word length for each section  no more than 10% of the assignment can be made up of direct quotes  if you include direct quotes, cite the material with the page number in brackets

Submission

 submit the document to Canvas under the dropbox option  the deadline is listed on the course syllabus  paper submissions will not be accepted  no extensions will be granted for this assignment