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Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back QUOTES

Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back QUOTES

1 " In other words, sexualization is a more general tactic to delegitimize and dehumanize people. This helps to explain why there is often so much shame, reluctance, and secrecy surrounding discussions of sexuality, as even broaching the subject can lead a person to become stigmatized. "

― Julia Serano , Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back

2 " However, the answer "Some people simply are transgender" doesn't seem to satisfy certain people, so they may feel compelled to seek out some kind of alternative explanation. Once again, this isn't the result of pure curiosity- after all, we don't actually understand why most people turn out to be cisgender, yet very few people ever inquire about that outcome! "

― Julia Serano , Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back