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“How can I explain what is happening to me What can I do about my desire for transformation? What can I do about all the years I defined myself as a feminist? What kind of feminist am I today: a feminist hooked on testosterone, or a transgender body hooked on feminism?”

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Book:Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era

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