Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution by Susan Stryker

7 reviews

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

This was good. I learned a lot and had things refreshed for me, but because it was short it was just information after information and I found it hard to take in at times. If this was longer and things were expanded on I think it would have been more beneficial for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, and Murder

purplepenning's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Read during the #TransRightsReadathon. A good overview, updated in 2017, of trans history from the 1950s on. It focuses on human rights and social justice in historical social context, but does include some scientific/medical history as well. The glossary at the beginning is useful, but be advised, as the author points out, that language can change rapidly, so it should be a starting point and guide to understanding the terminology used in the book rather than a definitive source for current usage.     

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming and Suicide attempt

keeganrb's review

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Biphobia, and Sexual assault

biblioghoul's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Police brutality, Outing, and Forced institutionalization

silverleaf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Medical trauma, Violence, and Sexual assault

schopenhauers_poodle's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.25

Very accessible, concise book that's focused on transgender history in the US (only). I found it informative and moving. Be aware that the latter portion of the book is becoming rapidly outdated given current events and some of the terms used might be falling out of favor. If you need a starting point, this book is an ok one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

ashheinrich's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Biphobia, Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence