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Trans Allyship Workbook: Building Skills to Support Trans People in Our Lives by Davey Shlasko
feminist_mayhem's review against another edition
4.0
A worthwhile primer to being a better ally to transgender people. Not all inclusive, but a good intro. Gave resources at the end for other trans-related topics.
greenikat89's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book and it's a great teaching tool with fantastic suggestions for other readings in there (and giving credit to resources). I'm pulling together a reading list of beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of understanding and this I labeled intermediate.
tqsims's review against another edition
5.0
I really appreciated Shlasko’s very straightforward yet compassionate writing style. I felt like this book was very informative, but not just an info dump. The activities that make this an actual workbook really got me to consider why I think about gender the way I do, and I found some of them very helpful in establishing techniques for remembering and honoring other peoples pronouns. I definitely recommend this book if you have trans people in your life or if you just want to aspire to allyship.
choirqueer's review against another edition
5.0
As a transgender person and an advocate and friend to many other transgender people, I've read a lot of trans-specific books and THIS IS THE BEST ONE. If you have trans people in your life, read this. If you would like to have trans people in your life, read this. If you're a teacher, a librarian, a community or religious leader, a health care provider...read this, and then buy some extra copies for your colleagues and community members.
Also, a shout-out to the illustrator, Kai Hofius, who did a magnificent job with the artwork!!
Also, a shout-out to the illustrator, Kai Hofius, who did a magnificent job with the artwork!!
laurareads87's review
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Really solid above-101 level guide to unlearning cisheteronormative thinking and supporting trans inclusion. As a gender studies instructor I've read quite a lot of texts that focus on allyship with trans communities and this is definitely one of the best. I particularly appreciate Shlasko's attention to complexity: different people use the same identity terminology in very different ways, understand gender itself in vastly different ways, and want different things in an ally, and none of that feels oversimplified in this book. Definitely recommend.
sincerelychalice's review against another edition
4.0
I’m a therapist who specializes in lgbtq+ and I read this book to screen if I would recommend it (or not) to someone as a resource.
Answer: I definitely would. This is an impressive introduction for anyone who wants to be a supportive trans ally. I appreciated how the author didn’t just present suggestions, but also explained things in a way that’s both validating for trans people and accessible for people who are entirely new to the subject.
Big thumbs up on this one. I’d recommend this to family, friends, coworkers, anybody who intends to work on their allyship.
Answer: I definitely would. This is an impressive introduction for anyone who wants to be a supportive trans ally. I appreciated how the author didn’t just present suggestions, but also explained things in a way that’s both validating for trans people and accessible for people who are entirely new to the subject.
Big thumbs up on this one. I’d recommend this to family, friends, coworkers, anybody who intends to work on their allyship.
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