Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

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

17 reviews

rorikae's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

'Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender" by Kit Heyam is a thoughtful look at trans history through sections that focus on specific aspects. From clothing to performance, Heyam looks at how trans people have lived throughout time and in different places throughout the world. They do a good job of breaking down important aspects into bite sized pieces and packaging this history in an easy way to understand. With histories, it can be easy to try and focus on too much or end up feeling like more of a timeline than a cohesive narrative. Heyam does a great job of making the history span a good chunk of time and subjects by focusing on specifics and then extrapolating from there. I think this is an important book for many people to read as they learn more about gender and trans history. I also appreciate that Heyman very clearly addresses that they are a white trans man and how this may impact their work. This book feels very open and informative in the best ways. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Misogyny, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: War

angelfireeast24's review

dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Bullying, Colonisation, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Classism, Excrement, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Rape, Ableism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Torture, and Transphobia

templetoncecelia's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Genocide, Classism, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kkpwnall's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Colonisation

Minor: Medical trauma, Transphobia, and Homophobia

rachbake's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

sydapel's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly thoughtful, detailed and informative examination of what gender has meant to different cultures and groups over history. Really made me consider how much of a social and political construct gender can be, and how it's possible to discuss it in a respectful and intriguing way. Kit does such a good job of bringing the figures they're writing about into a broader context, pushing the readers conceptions of gender and identity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, and Colonisation

the_reading_wren's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Fascinating, challenging and most of all comforting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Colonisation, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Biphobia, Sexism, Outing, and Misogyny

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Genocide, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, War, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

noomzoom's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

lindsdavis's review

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence

ashstrausser's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Cultural appropriation