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The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice Is Justice for All by Shon Faye
3 reviews
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 booklynxpardinus'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
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