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A review by lynseyreads_
Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam
4.0
Before We Were Trans is a beautiful example of what a historical text looks like if we don’t force cis/het assumptions upon everyone ever. Additionally, even with a marginalized identity as the focus, the author incorporates how trans communities have co-opted and harmed other marginalized communities whether out of necessity or just plain appropriation. If only all history books took this more nuanced approach, history would be more human and more accurate!
I recommend buddy reading, book clubbing, or planning to journal/annotate to get the most out of this text, at least, I think that’s what my brain needed because this *is* pretty academic even though most have labeled it as an “accessible academic” text.
I recommend buddy reading, book clubbing, or planning to journal/annotate to get the most out of this text, at least, I think that’s what my brain needed because this *is* pretty academic even though most have labeled it as an “accessible academic” text.