Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Gender Euphoria by Laura Kate Dale

5 reviews

warlocksarecool21's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative

4.5

As with any collection of short-form writing it’s hard to rate the work as a whole, but overall I thought Gender Euphoria was really well done and  thought-provoking. Each essay reflects on one of the writers’ experiences with feeling gender euphoria in spite of any dysphoria and transphobia they experience in other parts of their life. While I was worried at the beginning that this book was going to be very UK-centric, this collection features a broad range of writings from people all over the world with various ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds, as well as featuring many different gender identities. I enjoyed reading each essay, even though there were some I liked more than others, but they are all valuable and worth reading. The main theme of the collection is trans joy but we also get really brilliant analysis on unpacking gender roles and expression and making gender into whatever you want it to be. I also think the collection does a good job discussing the abysmal state of trans healthcare (mainly in the UK) and how there are so many medical and legal barriers to living openly as a trans person. But all of those barriers can’t take away from someone’s gender identity that they’re valid regardless of what society says and can still experience love and joy despite these things. So many of the essays highlight the importance of finding community and people that support you and how that is integral to your wellbeing. I personally resonated with a lot of the essays in this collection, especially the ones by nonbinary individuals. I think this an excellent collection of essays and everyone can take something away from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Medical content, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Misogyny and Sexual assault

ampharos906's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Minor: Death, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Body shaming

venetiana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

While I would have loved to read stories by *even more* people (maybe instead of reading multiple stories by one author), this was great. I loved reading this book, thank you.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Medical content, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Ableism, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body shaming, Misogyny, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Pregnancy, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Murder

britgirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Medical content, Body shaming, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Ableism