Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam

7 reviews

torismazarine's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Deadnaming, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism

g_whitt's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Outing, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

I had so little understanding of the history covered in this book, and never expected to find a work like it. The author is very cautious in defining terms, explaining differences in culture, sharing histories before colonization & globalization, displaying episodes of appropriation, and shows special care in representing people who were individuals in their own time. Though there is a lot of hope in the sentiment that we have always been here, the author doesn’t present a golden or idealistic version of the past. There are some passages that were difficult to listen to, and there were passages I had to return to again at a later time. However, these difficult moments were not needlessly gruesome, and though there was no dwelling on evils, it was not shied away from either. The reader-author has a calm voice which expressed care for the topic and the people who were shared with the audience. I feel like I could write an essay on this work, but will leave it at this: excellent work, well presented, hopeful in spite of tragedy and difficulty. A good read for anyone interested in a more complete reading of world history.

starryeyedreads's review against another edition

informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

arinheck's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Incredible. My favourite history book to date. Gave me a new perspective on how historians are taught to approach people from the past and why that has prevented more books like this one being written. Loved it so much. Cannot recommend it enough!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Dysphoria

hazel_oat's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Dysphoria

joensign's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

sophieprime's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma