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Die Transgender-Frage: Ein Aufruf zu mehr Gerechtigkeit by Shon Faye
25 reviews
shhilenceinthelibrary's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia and Dysphoria
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
seventhswan's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Hate crime and Transphobia
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual violence
bronzeageholly's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Outing, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
punky__pie's review against another edition
5.0
If you have ever wanted to understand the challenges trans and non-binary folks in the UK face, this book is a fantastic read. Faye covers everything from class issues to medical discrimination and provides a lengthy bibliography at the end of the book, allowing the reader to verify claims. I don't think I can explain how amazing this book is.
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Outing, and Classism
Minor: Violence and Abortion
Unsurprisingly this book covers transphobia in great detail. Regardless of your position in society, if you are trans, you will likely find references to transphobia you've faced in your life in this book. BUT you can certainly skip sensitive chapters and still understand the book.katharina90's review against another edition
4.5
"There can be no trans liberation under capitalism."
"The whiteness and unexamined colonialism of mainstream UK feminism correlate directly with its tendencies towards transphobia."
"[T]heory should only ever play second fiddle to the practical work of movement-building, resource-allocation, care and solidarity."
Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Transphobia, Police brutality, Murder, Dysphoria, and Classism
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
4.5
" It is therefore regrettable that some feminists happily align themselves with Conservative politicians, who have repeatedly supported austerity policies that disproportionately harm working-class and disabled women, all because trans women fall outside of their personal definition of womanhood, and that this is the hill on which they have chosen to die. "
This is a book that I will definitely keep coming back to as a source of knowledge, hope, and references for further reading. It expertly covers important aspects of the trans experience, from childhood and medical barriers, to sex work, classism, and solidarity (and lack thereof).
The final two chapters in particular are incredibly well-writen and if you don't want to tackle the entire book I'd at least suggest you read those two. They are an excellent takedown on transphobia within the LGBT+ community and within feminism (namely, why TERFs are dragging all women down), proving again and again that no socialist movement can gain traction by leaving trans people behind.
My only main criticism of the book is due to a slight miss-selling of the content done by Shon herself. I acquried my copy of the book at a talk she gave, in which she described the book as explaining how trans liberation would be to the benefit of everyone in society. While this was certainly present in the final two chapters I would have liked more discussion of this within earlier chapters particularly when it comes to class struggles and healthcare.
I would also like more paragraph breaks lol
Graphic: Misogyny and Transphobia
Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma
Minor: Addiction and Abortion
booksjessreads's review against another edition
4.5
One thing that stopped me from giving it 5 stars, was how jam-packed it is with information. At the same time, this is also what I like about it. Let me explain. I tried to read the print copy of this in 2022 but it reads almost like a text book (please don't let this put you off though its amazing!) I found it super heavy, but since I liked what I read, I decided to just give it a break and come back to it. Later down the line, I picked up the audiobook and consumed it within a matter of days. Shon Faye narrates the audio and makes it such a rich experience. However, there was so much information that I occasionally felt overwhelmed. Although, I completely didn't mind since it was genuinely just so good. I think I am going to attempt the print edition next time I read it, so that I can go over anything that I missed. There is no doubt that this book is heavy, so I recommend you take your time.
This book is essential. I recommend this to anyone and everyone. It is written convincingly and contains such a diversity of sources to enrich the content and reading experience. Please just read it and take your time to digest it.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia
Moderate: Deadnaming, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Outing
hirundo's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Misogyny
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: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
Content warnings are in the context of a non-fiction bookishouldreadthat's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Sexual violence, and Suicide