Sun 08 Jun
|The Scarlett Letters Bookshop
Book Talk: Hermaphrodite Logic with Juliana Gleeson
Join us for a night with Juliana Gleeson on her latest work!
Time & Location
08 Jun 2025, 18:30 – 20:30
The Scarlett Letters Bookshop, 140 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London E1 5QJ, UK
About the event
Join us for an evening at The Scarlett Letters bookshop in conversation with writer, comedian and historian Juliana Gleeson!
Hermaphrodite Logic is a bold examination of intersex liberation. Juliana reveals how from the 1990s, a new movement challenged systemic medical abuses to reshape our understanding of sex. Blending philosophical insights and personal testimonies, the book reflects on how intersex people have been harmed - not just for therapeutic reasons, but to ease professional and parental anxieties.
The event will feature a reading from Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liberation, followed by discussion with moderator Alex Stoffel, author of Eros and Empire: The Transnational Struggle for Sexual Freedom in the United States.
Doors will open just after 6pm for a 6:30pm start.
About the author
Juliana Gleeson is a writer, comedian and historian. She has published essays in outlets including Viewpoint Magazine, Invert Journal and VICE, and performed internationally at a wide range of communist and queer cultural events. She is the co-editor of Transgender Marxism.