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The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice Is Justice for All by Shon Faye
12 reviews
neena12483939459's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, and Dysphoria
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, 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
evanorlando's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
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
sadiedumplingreads's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment