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Die Transgender-Frage: Ein Aufruf zu mehr Gerechtigkeit by Shon Faye

25 reviews

keegan_leech's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I think pretty much everyone should read this book. Its one limiting factor is a focus on the UK, but it is an informative and extremely well-written exploration of the modern political landscape and its approach to trans rights. It's also a concisely-written argument for trans liberation being a necessary component of all modern social justice movements.

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Police brutality

tuesday_evening's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Difficult to rate so I won't for now (may return later). Definitely worth a read, especially for those not particularly clued up on the 'transgender issue'.

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

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Content Warnings

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

breezer's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Misogyny, and Transphobia

christareadswhat's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

amyflorence's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

Honestly one of the best non-fiction books I've read. Informative on both the realities of trans lives today and what can and must be done to counter the pervasive transphobia of our society. I have so many words but none will do them justice. Read this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Transphobia, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Slavery

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

This was a brilliant, powerful read. In a clear and concise way Faye looks at the reality of trans peoples' lives from an intersectional perspective and within the context of our capitalist society. It's very well researched and also includes case studies and interviews. She lays out her arguments for radical social changes and the importance of solidarity with all marginalised communities. I've read a fair few books on trans issues now but I think this one would be a great introduction for someone unfamiliar with the topics. It's one of the best I've read, alongside The Gender Games by Juno Dawson and Trans Like Me by CN Lester. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Hate crime and Sexual assault