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Die Transgender-Frage: Ein Aufruf zu mehr Gerechtigkeit by Shon Faye
24 reviews
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: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Police brutality
tuesday_evening's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism
nialiversuch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Classism
Moderate: Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Slavery
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Racial slurs, Acephobia/Arophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
bectothebooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Medical content
Minor: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Abortion, and Outing
hannahbailey's review against another edition
My main takeaway, which was a point repeated throughout the book, was "trans liberation cannot happen under capitalism". Each chapter, whilst focusing on different elements of trans experience in our society, drives home this point. Everything leads back to capitalism (and the patriarchy). With these structures in place, cis people will continue to view trans people as 'other', 'abnormal', 'non-conforming' etc. The first two chapters were the most enlightening for me as Faye explores the impact of legislation and education (or lack thereof) enforced by the UK government over the last 40 or so years. It's common knowledge that the progression of trans rights is slow and often sabotaged by those on the extreme right-wing, but the latter chapters of this book detailing the sabotaging from within the LGBTQ+ community was also enlightening to read.
My one issue was how long the chapters were. Each chapter could have been trimmed down without losing any meaning. It would be great to see these chapters split into mini manifestos or pocket penguins as I think this would make them more accessible to a wider range of people. The chapter on class could have benefitted from more research to back up Faye's observations too
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Outing
cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition
4.25
Despite being an emotionally difficult book to read, I found it very important to educate myself with it and Shin Faye discusses being transgender within a variety of contexts.
I would highly recommend, especially to those who would like to learn more about the issues of transgender people. The style is relatively accessible to all and Shon Faye writes in a way that educates whilst also being engaging.
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Police brutality, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Classism
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime and Sexual assault
achingallover's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, and Classism
allya2259's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment