Janice G. Raymond (born January 24, 1943) is an American feminist activist. She is known for her work against violence, sexual exploitation and the "medical abuse" of women. She is also known for her writings and activism against transsexualism. She is retired professor of women's studies and medical ethics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She has published many articles on prostitution and sex trafficking. She lectures around the world on many of these topics through Coalition Against Trafficking in Women.
Career
In 1979 her first book, The Transsexual Empire, was published. In the book Raymond said that all transsexuals rape women's bodies. The book has been called hate speech against transgender people.
In 1993 her most recent book, Women as Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle over Women’s Freedom was published.
Raymond has received grants from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. National Institute of Justice, the Ford Foundation, the United States Information Agency, the National Science Foundation, the Norwegian Organization for Research and Development (NORAD), and UNESCO.
Personal life
Raymond graduated from Salve Regina College in 1965. She got her master's degree in Religious Studies from Andover Newton Theological School in 1971. She graduated from Boston College in 1977.
Janice Raymond is a former member of the Sisters of Mercy. She later left the convent. She is now an open lesbian.
References
Other websites
The Empire Strikes Back: A Posttranssexual Manifesto by Sandy Stone. Where did we go wrong? Feminism and trans theory- two teams on the same side? by Stephen Whittle, 2000.