rudyb 's review for:

The Appendix: Transmasculine Joy in a Transphobic Culture by Liam Konemann

challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced

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to be a trans person in recent years has been demoralizing. i often find it difficult to pick up books about transness or trans issues because there’s simply only so much pain i’m able to swallow. i would not say that this book is devoid of that pain but there is some kind of solace in seeing it written down on a page in black and white. konemann acknowledges and sits with the reality of existing as a trans person in the world today. the titular joy comes from finding happiness despite the pain and the hardship, and centres trans joy as a radical act. this book is 96 pages and thus cannot incorporate every facet of its subject, but it made me feel a little more seen than i had before.