Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

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

7 reviews

biobeetle's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Medical content

nogoodtulip's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

An excellent survey of modern transgender history and political movements from their beginnings in Europe to up to the early 2000’s in America. Very accessible to readers of all backgrounds and knowledge levels, and I think a good jumping off point for those looking to understand in what ways our understanding of transness has evolved- or remained the same- over time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Police brutality

cogowno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

Good introduction to trans history in the US, covering major events up to ~2017. If you are generally familiar with queer history/studies maybe skip/skim the definitions chapter as some of the labels are outdated/wrongly defined. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Biphobia, Police brutality, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Hate crime

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

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

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