Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

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

58 reviews

bethvance's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Classism, Bullying, Colonisation, and Outing

pobi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

It's a tough read because of the transphobia it discusses, but also it's general message is one of hope and progress. Sets out difficult to understand things very clearly and I definitely feel like I've learnt stuff. While focused primarily on Britain it does try to make the message more universal at times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Deadnaming, Violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Police brutality, Dysphoria, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Hate crime

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

 A stark and striking look at the facts and figures regarding the moral panic around trans people (mostly focusing on the UK, but with brief look at the USA). 

 

Shon Faye writes incredibly well, succinct and clear, with inarguable analysis and case for improving the lives of trans people. I would advise reading this book as a whole to understand the links between each social issue thoroughly. Yet, I would also suggest picking up the specific chapters that you may feel you lack a full awareness of (e.g., homelessness or incarceration or domestic violence). Each picks apart and expertly counters misinformation and shares the reality of living as a trans person in the UK. 

 

While I whole-heartedly recommend this book, it is also very very hard-hitting. It took me a long time to read due to needing to take a lot of breaks. Please be aware of any trigger warnings when you pick up this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Classism, Body shaming, Police brutality, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Outing, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Death, Violence, Rape, Racism, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Sexism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

alice_yali's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

neena12483939459's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Medical content, Hate crime, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

ayliereading's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Violence, Homophobia, and Transphobia

caelysium's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Classism, and Racism

claire_michelle18's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

A truly vital text, going beyond the normal surface level discussions of trans people and their lives. Faye presents a vital intersectional argument for the importance of trans inclusive feminist, abolitionist and anti-capitalist thinking. A must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

groober's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

 This isn’t a happy book. Seven chapters detailing the ways trans folks in the UK are hard done by the government, the medical establishment, the media, and the feminist movement make hard reading for those of us who stand, and/or love those who stand, under the trans umbrella. Nor did I find it the straightforward, super-obvious roadmap to trans liberation that many of the blurb-writers claimed it to be. Still, Faye’s bold voice and unflinching critiques of both the forces that try to crush trans folks and the tactics that (mostly white, middle class, cishet) moderate liberals think will save us make this book a balm for what ails us. (Spoiler alert: it’s capitalism. Capitalism is what ails us.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Hate crime, Drug use, Medical trauma, Racism, Xenophobia, Classism, Death, and Murder