A review by that_bookworm_guy
Trans Power: Own Your Gender by Juno Roche
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
This book isn't what I was expecting and that isn't a bad thing. It focuses a lot on sex, relationships, and bodies.
I understand how this is important and it feels difficult coming from a trans author and trans people being interviewed, as it's done in a way that not every trans person feels defined by their body.
I am trans, and some of this book did make me uncomfortable. It's good to be uncomfortable in a way that it pushes boundaries and language. But there was just so much talk about genitals, that I get the feeling that some of the people felt a little awkward, but this may have just been my own interpretation. The discussion was about challenging binaries as well as gendered language. They also discussed about how their bodies and relationships make them feel.
The author also writes a lot about their own genitals and brings it up a lot, nearly every interview, as well as in sections in between. This was something that I found myself skimming past. I can understand why the author bought it up a lot, it's of course their book, but sometimes it just felt completely random
I understand how this is important and it feels difficult coming from a trans author and trans people being interviewed, as it's done in a way that not every trans person feels defined by their body.
I am trans, and some of this book did make me uncomfortable. It's good to be uncomfortable in a way that it pushes boundaries and language. But there was just so much talk about genitals, that I get the feeling that some of the people felt a little awkward, but this may have just been my own interpretation. The discussion was about challenging binaries as well as gendered language. They also discussed about how their bodies and relationships make them feel.
The author also writes a lot about their own genitals and brings it up a lot, nearly every interview, as well as in sections in between. This was something that I found myself skimming past. I can understand why the author bought it up a lot, it's of course their book, but sometimes it just felt completely random
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Transphobia