A review by blackcatkai
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

a book full of extremely useful & important information about the history of black & trans bodies. clearly very well researched and presented. it does read very dry/textbook-like which can make it hard to read straight through as a non-scholar, but knowing that going in helps. I, personally, took breaks while reading.

if you have interest in this topic or a wish to be more informed, I highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Colonisation, Ableism, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Hate crime, and Sexism