Who's Afraid of Gender?

Who's Afraid of Gender? is a 2024 non-fiction book by Judith Butler discussing gender politics.

Who's Afraid of Gender?

Author	Judith Butler
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date	March 19, 2024
Publication place	United States
Pages	320
ISBN	978-0374608224

Content

The book discusses the conservative movement against transgender rights, abortion and feminism, which is coalesced under the "anti-gender movement". Butler covers examples from Pope Francis's comments comparing transgender people to nuclear weapons and Vladimir Putin calling Europe 'Gayropa' and saying gender is a Western construct that will destroy the family. Butler argues that the moment calls for solidarity between persecuted groups and a coalition of resistance.^[1][2][3]

Reception

In the review for The Economist, the book is said to be the most accessible of Butler's works, however the writing is "served up with a large portion of post-modern word salad".^[4]