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finnthehuman217's review against another edition
5.0
It took me a few months to finish but this book is an important part of queer history. Obviously, Christine didn’t like using the term transsexual to describe herself, she was indeed a trans woman who has gone on to inspire people like Kate Bornstein, Armistead Maupin (whose character of Mrs. Anna Madrigal is heavily inspired by Christine), Leslie Feinberg and so many more. I love reading nonfiction and to read an autobiography of the first trans woman to get bottom surgery (she got an orchi, that was the surgery she got while in Denmark) is so awesome. Christine does not speak for the majority but her visibility in a postwar America was important to transgender acceptance now. We need more books like this one!!!
theodor_ostervall's review
informative
fast-paced
3.5
While the writing style is not the best I’ve read, it is still a very informative read about one of the more important figures in transgender history.
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