neena12483939459's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Dysphoria, Medical content, Hate crime, Sexual violence, and Transphobia
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
Graphic: Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, and Medical content
Moderate: Hate crime, Drug use, Medical trauma, Racism, Xenophobia, Classism, Death, and Murder
laurahartfield's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Murder, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Rape
emmalouisereads's review against another edition
4.5
I don’t know if it’s a book that’ll convince the average transphobe to change their mind. People who don’t know much about the difficulties trans people face (especially in the UK) will find this book enlightening.
I’m glad this book exists
Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Rape, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Self harm, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, and Hate crime
Content warnings are in the context of a non-fiction bookishouldreadthat's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, and Sexual violence
keegan_leech's review against another edition
5.0
Read this book. It is an antidote to simplistic, anti-intellectual discussions of the "debate" about trans rights, and a history and overview of the modern trans rights movement. It is extremely worthwhile.
Shon Faye is clearly a very good writer, and manages to interrogate her subjects with an efficiency and clarity that makes them seem immediately straightforward. I can't say how accessible the book would be to someone with no exposure to concepts like queer and feminist theory, but like I say, it is extremely approachable, and I feel that it would appeal to people with just about any degree of experience with the subject. Similarly, while Faye is clearly writing from and for the left wing, I think her arguments are clear enough that this would be a good book to someone interested in trans politics, but who doesn't consider themselves a leftist.
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, and Police brutality
tuesday_evening's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical content, Violence, Classism, Deadnaming, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
nialiversuch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Classism, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Transphobia
Moderate: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexism, Biphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Slavery
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Classism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Deportation, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Ableism, Child abuse, Abortion, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Acephobia/Arophobia, Racial slurs, and War
bectothebooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Fatphobia, Abortion, Mental illness, Outing, Police brutality, Rape, and Suicide