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Debbie Rasmussen

publisher

Who I am:

On her first day of work back in 2004, Debbie nearly knocked the water cooler over and onto cofounder and then-publisher Lisa Jervis. Luckily no one held it against her, and she continues to devote most of her days and nights to helping bring bitch into the future, and -- in the bigger picture -- working with others to create a world of love and liberation. She can also often be found playing the accordion, practicing yoga, rearranging furniture, talking to animals, and adjusting the lighting.

She lives with her cat, Zeik, in Northeast Portland.

Turn-ons: accordions and anarchy

Turnoffs: cilantro, jerks, Judge Judy, meatloaf (the food and the musician)

Secretly wishes she were a: koala bear

What I'm reading:

i try to keep up at goodreads, but i'm not always so good at it!

What I'm listening to:

accordions and pump organs and banjos and crickets

What I'm watching:

this guy!

What blogs I like:

Hermana, Resist

Feminine Protection

An interview with Julia Serano by Debbie Rasmussen, appeared in issue Risk; published in 2007; filed under Social commentary; tagged gender, julia serano, trans identity, transgender, whipping girl.

The rising visibility of trans, intersex, and genderqueer movements has led feminists—and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the world—to an increasing awareness that m and f are only the beginning of the story of gender identity. With the release of Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity, Julia Serano offers a perspective sorely needed, but up until now rarely heard: a transfeminine critique of both feminist and mainstream understandings of gender.

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