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The Transgender Issue: Trans Justice Is Justice for All by Shon Faye
10 reviews
athenian_frog's review against another edition
5.0
There is a lot of analysis on both American and British attitudes surrounding trans people, along with gender nonconformity overall. She does a great job of showing how integral liberating these groups is to providing everyone with a better life. Homelessness, poverty, sex work, incarceration, police brutality, and corporate sponsorship are all things she touches on with nuance. I was pretty impressed.
The interviews and cases of violence against trans people were very eye-opening. I recommend reading, for sure.
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, and Sexual harassment
bethvance's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism
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.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
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
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
cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition
4.25
Despite being an emotionally difficult book to read, I found it very important to educate myself with it and Shin Faye discusses being transgender within a variety of contexts.
I would highly recommend, especially to those who would like to learn more about the issues of transgender people. The style is relatively accessible to all and Shon Faye writes in a way that educates whilst also being engaging.
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Police brutality, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Classism
achingallover's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, and Classism
balfies's review against another edition
4.5
Trans journalist and advocate Shon Faye cuts deeply into the issues facing the trans community - this is not an argument for recognition or acceptance, but a demand for justice, and a scathing critique of the aggressive and dangerous anti-trans politics within the UK.
The chapter on class struggle was particularly astute. This is a vital piece of writing which verbalised and crystallised so many complex ideas into essential, clear gems.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation